Chapter 668: Leaping Horse into Tokyo (2)

The military conference was attended by all high-ranking officers of the Japanese army, and each of them was or still holds great power, some former prime ministers and some former war ministers, so they know better than anyone else the crisis facing Japan at this time. Regarding everything that Umezu Mijiro said, everyone in the meeting felt like a mirror in their hearts.

Prince Zaihito of the Imperial Palace, he is a famous general in the Imperial Family, and he is the spokesperson of the Imperial Family in the entire military circles, this person's strategic and tactical vision is extremely spicy, and he knows everything that Umezu Mijiro said better than anyone else, and he has to understand, and at the same time he is more anxious.

But Prince Zaihito of the Kanin Palace was not concerned about how to arrange the battle, how to prevent the Allied landing, or even how to save his own life, so he didn't care what Umezu Mijiro said. He convened these people to convene this emergency meeting, in addition to discussing countermeasures, the more important point is that because these people, like him, have no way to retreat, ordinary Japanese soldiers can still be obedient citizens of the Americans even if they are defeated, but they have all directly or indirectly participated in the Pacific War and the war of aggression against China, so neither the Americans nor the Chinese will let them go, in other words, they have no way to retreat.

"What Mijiro said is very reasonable, and he is worthy of being an elite who has been trained on the battlefield of China. However, before organizing the troops to start a decisive battle on the mainland, I would like to ask you a question: what will the Americans and the Chinese do after landing on the mainland of Japan, and whether all of you here and your families will be spared this disaster? Prince Zairen of the Idle Palace asked in a low voice.

As a veteran politician who has been in politics for decades, Prince Zaihito of the Idle Yuan Palace knows very well what the direct cause of the collapse of a group is, and that a strong foreign enemy is nothing, and a strong enemy will also have weaknesses. But if it is under the pressure of a strong enemy from outside. If something is going on within oneself, then the power is most likely to be disintegrated, as the famous saying goes: "A fortress is often breached from within." ”

"Your Royal Highness, although the Americans are powerful, they are not terrible compared to the Chinese people. The United States is a "democratic" country, and all their behavioral norms are within the scope permitted by the Constitution, even if they are registered in Japan. At most, American GIs do things like robbery and forcible *, but the vast majority of soldiers don't massacre innocent people. But the people of China are different, their weapons and equipment are backward compared to the Americans, but their hatred of the Great Japanese Empire is far greater than that of the Americans, and they want to do what the Imperial Army did in China, and the people of China will definitely take tragic revenge after landing in Japan, I think what the Imperial soldiers did in Nanjing will not be clear to the monarchs, right? "It was Mitsumasa Yoneuchi, the Minister of the Navy of Japan.

Mitsumasa Minai continued, "Gentlemen, everything that the Imperial Army has done in China will be remembered by the people of China. This time, Han Yunhua, the general of China, sent hundreds of thousands of troops to the expedition to the Great Japanese Empire, which has an absolute relationship with this, so we should not be delusional that the Chinese people will treat the subjects of the empire with their usual benevolence and righteousness, especially those of us who are senior military and political officials of the Great Japanese Empire, in their eyes, each of us is the planner and implementer of the war of aggression, so there is only one way out for us, that is, to resolutely implement the strategy of 100 million jade pieces, and use the blood of the 100 million subjects of the Great Japanese Empire to protect the Japanese archipelago. We will keep your family. ”

Mitsumasa Minechi is not simple, Admiral Hikamoto. Statesman. He was promoted to Admiral in April 1937 and served as Minister of the Navy from February of the same year to August 1939. In January 1940, he served as the 37th Prime Minister of Japan, formed an iron triangle of stability with Isoroku Yamamoto and Narumi Inoue, opposed the military alliance with Germany and Italy, and was regarded by the Army as pro-British and American, and was forced to resign in July of the same year, which was reactivated not long ago. Become Lord of the Navy.

In fact, in his heart, Mitsumasa Yonechi was unwilling to fight with the Americans. From the very beginning, he did not agree with the war between Japan and the United States, and for this reason he was considered by the Japanese bureaucracy to be pro-British and American, and was forced to resign. Historically, Mine was even more opposed to a decisive battle on home. Advocate the acceptance of the conditions of the Allies. However, due to the addition of the Chinese people now, Minai has to change his mind, although surrender can reduce casualties, but with his own people, with what he did in the country, the revenge of the Chinese people is absolutely not conceivable. Therefore, Mitsumasa Yonechi believes that perhaps desperate resistance is the ultimate way out for Himoto.

"Yo Si, what Minet said makes a lot of sense. The monarchs now have no way out, and only by resisting, stubbornly resisting, and resisting with the flesh and blood of the 100 million subjects of the Great Japanese Empire, can they get a chance to be reborn. Prince Zaihito of the Kanin Palace looked at Mitsumasa Yonechi with satisfaction and said. This time, these high-ranking military and political officials are here, and Prince Zaihito of the Imperial Palace of the Idle Yuan is to let these people understand a truth, they have been closely linked to the Imperial Family, and even if they surrender, it will not have any effect. The Chinese and Americans will not let go of them, their fate has been closely linked with the entire "Japan" and the "Japan" royal family, they are grasshoppers on a rope, you can't escape, and you can't escape me.

As for how these high-ranking officers organize the defense, this is their business, Prince Zairen of the Xianyuan Palace has no energy to take care of these until now, only these high-ranking officers and officers are supporting ~~.shushu.-Update the starter~~ to resist, then at least they can ensure that the royal family is worry-free.

After nearly two months of preparations, all the work for the landing on Japan has been well prepared, and all units have reached the designated attack positions, and the battle is imminent.

As the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Expeditionary Force, Han Yunhua is mainly responsible for the command of the squadron, and also serves as the chief of staff of the Allied forces. In order to achieve a balanced purpose, and Han Yunhua had served as the chief of staff of the Allied forces in the North African theater in the North African region, the Allied command still appointed Han Yunhua as the chief of staff of the Allied forces this time.

According to the operational plan drawn up by the allied forces, the Sino-US coalition forces will first land on Kyushu Island in the south of Japan, and then establish a naval and air base to open the way for follow-up troops. At the same time, the Soviet Red Army also carried out a landing operation from Hokkaido, attacking Japan from north to south.

Due to the lack of experience in landing operations in the squadron. Therefore, the Allied command allocated the relatively easy part of Kyushu to the [Chinese] Expeditionary Force, and also sent a group army to help in the battle.

Kyushu Island, the third largest island in Japan. It is located at the southwest end of Japan, facing Honshu Island across the Kanmon Strait in the northeast, Shikoku Island across the Toyo Strait and Bungo Waterway in the east, the Pacific Ocean in the southeast, and South Korea across the Korean Strait in the northwest. It is separated from the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea in the west. The main island covers an area of 36,500 square kilometers, and together with the affiliated islands, it has an area of about 43,400 square kilometers, which is second only to Honshu and Hokkaido, and larger than Shikoku.

The allies are very confident in landing on Kyushu Island, because the most important thing in the local battle plan of the "Japan" is to hold the island of "Honshu", because it is the core area of the "Japan", although Kyushu is also an important part of the "Japan" capital, but the economy of the island is backward. It only accounts for about 5% of Japan's national economy, and although the population is quite large, it only accounts for one-tenth of the total population of the country, so it is not the focus of the Japanese army's defense compared to Shikoku and Honshu.

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