January 27, in the evening, Tokyo, island nation.

In the afterglow of the setting sun, the streets are messy, sprinkled with chrysanthemums of various colors and white confetti, and in the bustling flow of people, almost everyone is dressed in black and gray clothes, and all of them look sad and solemn, as if their father has just died, which casts a heavy atmosphere on the whole of Tokyo.

Could it be that the defeat of the island army on Hainan Island spread to China, and the people were mourning the dead locust army?

No, the high-level officials of the island country once again used a spell to hide from the sky and the sea, covering all of this.

There is a great shortage of materials in the country, the people have begun to live a life of lack of food and clothing, and they have to suffer the pain of losing their loved ones from time to time, and the war-weariness has begun to spread.

Therefore, they can only do everything possible to cover up these facts in order to gain the continued support of the population and continue the war.

Three days ago, their 79-year-old Prince Zairen passed away, and today is their state funeral day.

After all, it was a time of war, and the top brass of the island country could only give him a simple and solemn funeral.

Prince Zaihito of Kanin Palace was the marshal of the empire, the army general, the imperial family, the uncle of Emperor Showa, the important minister in charge of the army for the emperor during the Showa period, and one of the main culprits of the war of aggression against China.

During the Russo-Japanese War, he was a cavalry general, and from the end of the September 18 Incident to the full-scale invasion of China, he served as the chief of staff of the army of the island country, commanding the war of aggression against China behind the scenes, and every order issued by the island army during the invasion of China, and he played an irreplaceable role in the development and growth of the army of the island country and the capture of Chinese territory.

In his later years, he was deep in the city, and no one dared to mess with him in the army, although he stepped down as chief of the army general staff two years ago because of old age and illness, and handed over the banner of the chief of general staff to his close confidant Suyama Yuan, in fact, he was still the head of the army, and he controlled everything in the army behind the scenes.

Historically, this old devil lived for four or five years before he died, and he should have lived for more than a year.

The tragic death of his nephew King Hatohiko in Dezhou aggravated his condition, and the battle of Hainan Island in front of him caused heavy casualties to the army.

However, it was fortunate for him that he was able to escape the punishment of justice after the war.

The base camp of the island army.

The high-ranking officials of the island nation who had just attended the funeral, including Hirohito the Locust, all returned to the conference room one by one at this moment, and many of them had not even had time to change into the black suits they wore at the funeral.

But without exception, all of them had solemn expressions, with a hint of uneasiness and trepidation between their eyebrows, as if they had not yet come out of the mournful atmosphere of the funeral.

In fact, no one of them cares about Prince Jaehion's death anymore, and they can't care about it anymore.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Nishio Izawa, who had just taken office, made a major discovery, and everyone was urgently recalled by the locusts.

According to the investigation of the Special High School, the Chinese troops in Southeast Asia have been frequently mobilized, and a large number of strategic materials have poured in.

At the same time, there was also information about the movement of the British-Mi-Australian forces in the Pacific.

In addition, a few days ago, the commander of the Pacific Fleet of the United States, the Australian prime minister, and his entourage went to Vientiane to meet Jiang Haoran and plotted to leave in a hurry after five hours.

There are signs that they will operate on a large scale.

If only the Chinese army wants to move, they have reason to believe that the next step may be to attack the defense line of the treasure island, but now that even Mi, Britain and Australia are all involved, it is more likely to attack the Philippines, the Dutch East Indies and other places.

At present, the most important strategic materials of the empire, rubber and oil, come from the Philippines and the Dutch East Indies, which are their last capital to maintain this war, and the enemy undoubtedly knows where their lifeblood is, so this matter is more concrete and real.

The strong enemy was approaching, and there was no other solution than defense, and the result of the final discussion of the group was nothing more than strengthening the defense and increasing the troops in the two places.

At the same time, the newly developed biological and chemical weapons will be put back into the battlefield, and all bacteriological bombs, poison gas bombs, and HM5 will be smashed on their heads.

The Sakura machine had a good performance in the first battle, inflicting heavy damage on the enemy, and could increase productivity and continue to be deployed on the battlefield.

These preparations, coupled with the fact that there are permanent fortifications and fortress-style defenses in both places, and the strength of more than 300,000 troops in two armies, and if the situation is serious, troops can be temporarily transferred from the Mariana Islands to support, so the top brass of the island army has reason to believe that they can win this battle and inflict heavy losses on the enemy on the Pacific islands.

Based on this, the oppressive atmosphere in the conference room was eased, and all the staff officers and generals had a sense of being full of ambition.

Prime Minister Hideki Tojo knocked on the table at this time and said, "I suggest that the Golden Horse Plan also be implemented." ”

As soon as these words came out, there was a sudden silence in the conference room, everyone's expressions were a little weird, and no one took the initiative to answer Hideki Tojo's words.

In the end, it was the locust who seconded: "I think it's okay, the result of the war is to win, it doesn't matter what means are used, justice and evil have always been the final say of the strong, and for the holy war of the Japanese Empire, it is necessary to use some extraordinary means." ”

The locusts have said this, who can have any opinions, but there is no trace of joy in everyone's expressions, but there is a strange sense of shame, as if this "Golden Horse Project" is something unseemly.

The locust didn't pay attention to everyone, and continued with a normal face: "The current situation is becoming more and more unfavorable to the locust army, the resettlement plan must be grasped quickly, and the local industrial equipment and scientific and technological talents must be transported to Manchukuo as quickly as possible, at the same time, children under the age of fifteen should also arrange for them to go over as soon as possible, they are the hope and future of the empire, as for the old, weak, sick and disabled, the future local war of resistance is inevitable, and they can be allowed to exert their last remaining strength." ”

Chief of the General Staff Shan Yuan said: "Your Majesty, is the base camp also relocated immediately, and we will move the capital to Xinjing?" ”

"No, not yet." Hirohito waved his hand and said: "Moving the capital in front of us means that we are ready to give up our homeland, which will make our people lose the last confidence, the situation has not yet reached this point, so the base camp must not be moved easily, and we must not leave." ”

Prime Minister Hideki Tojo took over the topic and said: "Your Majesty is right, as soon as we leave, the hearts of the local people will be completely scattered, and even if we are ready to abandon the homeland, we will make the enemy pay a huge price, so the military department should also step up the formulation of the final plan for the decisive battle on the homeland." ”