Chapter 617: The Emperor is furious

After Cherev and Stilwell returned to their respective apartments, they immediately drafted a report to China, and immediately reported to China the news that the Japanese 10th Division had been completely annihilated, and attached their suggestions at the end of the report, and Cherev and Stilwell agreed that China should be given more aid, but the target of assistance should be changed to the Chinese Communist Party. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

At the same time, not only Cherev and Stilwell delivered news to China, but also the ambassadors or military attaches of Britain, France, Germany, Italy and other countries in China, but the ambassadors or military attaches of these countries did not give advice to China, believing that the Chinese Communist Party should be given military assistance, but they also drew judgments from the fact that the 10th Division was completely annihilated, believing that the Japanese army was not strong enough to threaten the West, which led to the "British Empire" being more proud and underestimating the enemy. It also laid the groundwork for an unprecedented fiasco in the Southeast Asian battlefield in the future.

In short, the total annihilation of the 10th Division has caused great repercussions in the international community.

Soon, the effects of this incident began to appear, and the Soviet Union and the US government suddenly expressed their dissatisfaction with the Japanese government on many occasions, although they did not explicitly ask Japan to withdraw its troops, but anyone with a discerning eye could see that the Soviet Union would increase military assistance to China, and the United States would also participate.

Obviously, the fact that the 10th Division was completely annihilated caused Hitler and Mussolini to have a certain contempt for the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army, believing that the Japanese army's combat effectiveness was not more than good and unworthy of becoming the core country of the Axis Alliance.

Germany and Italy formed the Berlin-Rome Axis Alliance two years earlier.

Recently, Japan has also sought to join this Axis Alliance, forming a new Eurasian Axis Alliance, but Hitler and Mussolini were suspicious of Japan's joining, not only because Japan is an Asian country that is too far away from Europe to seem to be able to provide de facto military assistance to Germany and Italy, but also because the Japanese Army is weak in combat.

The total annihilation of the 10th Division further strengthened the doubts of Germany and Italy.

As a result, Hitler directly shelved negotiations on Japan's entry into the Axis Allies.

The sudden change in the international situation immediately caused great pressure on the Japanese government and the imperial family, especially Emperor Hirohito, because he felt that the situation was serious, he had not slept well for two consecutive days, and in the end, Hirohito's grandmother really had no choice, so she had to ask the chief of the army general staff to come forward to persuade Hirohito.

Miyajihito was actually very reluctant to see Hirohito at this time, but in the end he still had to get the order.

When Xianyuan Gong Zairen walked slowly into the imperial study, he saw Hirohito holding a brush and writing on the desk, Hirohito was very focused when he was doing things, and he didn't notice the arrival of the emperor's uncle until he finished writing, and when he looked up, he found Xianyuan Gong Zairen standing in front of the bookcase.

"Emperor Uncle Ancestor." Hirohito put down his brush and asked, "What do you think of my writing?" ”

It's been two days and two nights without closing his eyes, and Hirohito's eyes are bloodshot, but his spirit is not bad.

Xianyuan Gong Zairen walked behind Hirohito, looked fixedly, and saw that Hirohito just wrote a "forbearance" word, speaking from the heart, Hirohito's calligraphy is indeed not flattering, but the pen of this "forbearance" word is still very powerful, obviously Hirohito wrote this word, his heart is full of resentment.

Seeing that Zairen didn't speak, Hirohito asked again: "Uncle Huang, how do I write this character?" ”

Xianyuan Gong Zairen saw that he really couldn't hide, so he said: "Your Majesty's writing is naturally excellent, but it's ......."

"But how?" Hirohito stared at the eyes of the idle courtyard Miyahito, and asked in a deep voice, "Uncle Huang has asked if he asks directly. ”

Xianyuan Gong Zairen stubbornly said: "But the old minister really can't understand why His Majesty wrote such a word." ”

"Uncle Huang really doesn't understand, or is he pretending to be confused?" Hirohito gently rested the brush on the pen holder, walked to the sink next to him to wash his hands, and then said, "The word forbearance is a knife in the heart, and the Chinese characters are really broad and profound, and this word for forbearance can be said to show the essence of forbearance to the fullest." ”

After a pause, Hirohito said again: "Uncle Huang, do you know that my heart is dripping blood?!" ”

When he said this, Hirohito's tone was relatively flat, but the mirror in it made Xianyuan Gong Zairen feel trembling, with his understanding of his own emperor's nephew, it was not when he was extremely angry, he would never pretend to be calm like now, more often, Hirohito would vent the anger in his chest.

Xianyuan Gong Zairen lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, if you have fire in your heart, just vent it at the old minister, don't hold it in your heart, in case you suffocate your body because of this, it will be a great loss to the empire." ”

"Fire in your heart?" Hirohito waved his hand and said, "No, Uncle Huang, you are wrong, I don't have fire in my heart." ”

Without waiting for the rebuttal of the palace, Hirohito continued: "Germany and Italy have shelved the application of the empire to join the Axis Alliance, that is because they have no vision, I firmly believe that Germany and Italy will accept the empire one day, so I really don't worry about the empire joining the alliance, the emperor uncle, you don't need to worry." ”

"Hello." Xianyuan Gong Zairen whispered, "The old minister listens to His Majesty and is not worried. ”

Hirohito snorted, and then continued: "The Soviet Union is secretly making trouble, providing military assistance to the Nationalist Government, and the United States is putting pressure on the empire from the government level, and I can bear it, the empire and China are close neighbors, and the so-called building near the water is the first to get the moon, and in Chinese affairs, the empire has a geographical advantage by nature, and the intervention of the Soviet Union and the United States is not to be worried." ”

"Hello." Xianyuan Gong Zairen paused again, and whispered, "The United States and the Soviet Union are not worried. ”

"Britain and France mocked the empire in the League of Nations and despised the Imperial Japanese Army, and I can just as endure." As he spoke, Hirohito picked up the painting from his desk and said, "Britain and France are already on the wane, and they have no idea that the Imperial Army is catching up, and I firmly believe that one day in the future, the Imperial Army will teach them a profound lesson, so I can endure it too!" ”

"Hello." Xianyuan Gong Zairen paused for the third time and said, "Britain and France don't have to worry either. ”

However, as soon as the words of the idle courtyard palace Zairen fell, he suddenly saw Hirohito tear the words in his hand into pieces, and after tearing them apart, Hirohito threw the pieces on the ground again, and then stepped on them with his feet, and then crushed them vigorously, as if the feet were not crushed by shredded paper, but a group of ants, and he tried to crush the group of ants.

Hirohito finally roared while crushing the shredded paper with his foot: "But what the hell is the Dameishan Independent Regiment? Just one regiment, and it is also a Chinese regiment, can completely annihilate the most elite permanent division of the empire, and dare to stick a knife in my heart, how can you tell me to endure it? How can you tell me to bear it?! ”

"Hello." Xianyuan Palace paused heavily and said, "This matter is absolutely unbearable!" ”

Just now, when Hirohito was nervous and didn't get angry, Xianyuan Palace Zairen felt frightened, and now Hirohito finally sent out the fire, but Xianyuan Palace was not very worried, as long as Hirohito sent out the fire, it would be fine, the big deal was that the battle of Wuhan was suspended, and one or two divisions were mobilized to exterminate Xu Rui's Dameishan Independent Regiment.

Anyway, for the empire, it is nothing more than a war that lasts for one to two months, and it is nothing more than the issuance of more national bonds, as long as it can calm the anger of the emperor, such a little effort is worth it.

Hirohito then roared: "And what makes me even more intolerable is that it is the negative attitude of Shunroku Hatata, before he set out on the expedition, I repeatedly told him that Xu Rui is the sworn enemy of the empire and should be eliminated first, but as soon as he arrived on the battlefield in China, he immediately put my words behind him, but as long as he pays a little attention to Xu Rui, how can there be today's defeat?" If Shunroku Hata sends another division to Dameishan, how can the 10th division be wiped out?! ”

Xianyuan Gong Zairen is also very disappointed with Shunroku Hata now, since this chief saber has arrived on the battlefield in China, his performance can be described as a big failure, which makes him a very faceless protector, and immediately said to Hirohito: "Your Majesty, otherwise you will remove Shunroku Hata, and this time directly let Okamura Ninji be the commander." ”

However, Hirohito shook his head and said coldly: "Uncle Huang owes it to think about it, the tenth division has been shattered, and the battle of Wuhan has entered a critical moment, the best opportunity to eliminate the Dameishan Independent Regiment has been lost, and at this time, the replacement of Shunroku Hata will not only be useless, but will further fuel Xu Rui's arrogance, and will also make Western countries despise the imperial army even more, and then they will mock us and say that the Imperial Japanese Army was forced to change its commander by just one regiment!" ”

"Hello." Xianyuan Gong Zairen suddenly said, "Your Majesty is wise, but the old minister owes consideration." ”

Hirohito breathed a long sigh of relief, and said: "In the past two days, I have thought about it repeatedly, Xu Rui is arrogant, and he is arrogant for a while, since the opportunity to exterminate the Dameishan Independent Regiment has been lost, then you might as well follow Shunroku Hatata's plan, fight the Battle of Wuhan first, and then go back to clean up Xu Rui." ”

Xianyuan Gong Zairen hurriedly echoed: "Your Majesty is wise. ”

Hirohito waved his hand and said: "In order to end the Battle of Wuhan as soon as possible, it is up to Central China to decide whether the 4th and 104th Divisions of the 21st Army will be directly thrown into the battlefield along the Yangtze River by water, or by land from Yunguan and Binzhou to Hengyang. ”

At this point, Hirohito has also figured it out, no matter how angry he is, it will not help, and the wisest thing to do now is to provide the greatest help to Shunroku Hata to help Central China send the army to end the Battle of Wuhan as soon as possible, and then he can draw troops to deal with Xu Rui.