\。 "Gentlemen, it's time to end the war, stop fantasizing, Japan can't fight anymore" Ishiguro had tears in his eyes, and it could be seen that he was very painful, and the cabinet members who attended the meeting did not interrupt him or say anything to comfort him, and everyone was waiting for him to make a comment

Ishiguro stabilized his mood, opened the briefcase he was taking care of, and took out a thick document: "The research team spent three months investigating the industry, agriculture and commerce of the whole country, and due to the bombing of the China Air Force, the investigation had to be repeated several times to try to get the most accurate data."

Ishiguro first introduced the work of the investigation team to illustrate their prudence and the authority of the dataOver the course of three months, his team traveled all over the country, surveying major companies such as Mitsubishi Posco, as well as hundreds of small factories, and visiting the countryside of Hokkaido, Honshu, investigating spring and summer planting

"This year's summer harvest, grain has dropped by 30 percent compared with last year, and the situation of summer planting is also very unsatisfactory, it is estimated that it will drop by 3 to 40 percent compared with last year, and the grain quota has to be lowered again, it is estimated that it will be lowered to 600 milliliters, and the Ministry of Health and Welfare has calculated, which will lead to severe nutritional deficiencies."

After talking about the crucial food issue, Ishiguro turned to the industrial data: "Steel production continues to decline, it is estimated that this year's steel output is only 50% of last year, after Manchuria is completely lost, due to the iron ore of Manchuria, steel production will continue to decline, with the consumption of reserves, it is estimated that next year's steel production will fall to half to 10% of last year, that is, about 150,000 tons; In addition, the output of coal, aluminum, and copper will also fall to an all-time low, with about one million tons of coal and about 30,000 to 50,000 tons of aluminum; copper and even low; These data do not take into account the situation after the entry of the Chinese army into the DPRK"

After getting Manchuria, Korea became the main supplier of raw materials to Japan, and if China launched an attack on Korea, it would inevitably affect the mining of North Korean mines, and the output would further decline Ishiguro was a little excited when he said this, he simply stood up and handed the document to Toyota beside him

The atmosphere in the conference room became more and more solemn, and Toyota flipped through a few pages, and then handed the document to the members of Nishio Shouzo's cabinet, who looked through the most detailed means of production of the Japanese economy in turn, and everyone's expression became very solemn

"It seems that we are facing a very difficult situation," Kantaro Suzuki said softly, his fingers tapping quietly on the document, and after a moment of thought, Suzuki decided to probe: "Gentlemen, are we going to address Your Majesty, and we have decided to accept the terms of the Tehran Declaration?" Everyone has to take a stand, for or against, please take a stand"

"I agree" Ishiguro immediately expressed his position, and then other cabinet members also expressed their approval, and when it was the turn of the Minister of the Navy, Mitsumasa Yonechi sighed and was about to speak3∴35686688 but Umezu Mijiro stood up in front of him: "I object, if the Tehran Declaration is accepted unconditionally, the foundation of the empire will be shaken, the Imperial Army still has the strength to fight, the United Fleet still has hundreds of combat warships, and the Yamato and Musashi, which were built at great cost by the people, have not fired a single shot, His 460mm guns are capable of penetrating any warship, yes, Minister Minai"

Strictly speaking, Umezu Yoshijiro was not a member of the Cabinet, he was the Chief of Staff, and the resolutions of the Cabinet were not binding on him, unless the Emperor's Wish Seal was stampedAs the war and the issue reached a critical point, the attitude of the Army became more and more important

Mitsumasa Minechi heard the threat in Umezu Mijiro's words, the navy is the same as the army, and there are also a large number of fanatical young officers, but most of the naval officers are at sea, and the coercion is not so great

"Even if Japan loses the war, Japan's spirit and conservatism will not change," Mitsumasa Yonechi said, "and ending the war cannot be premised on destroying Japan's foundations, in other words, the national system must be guaranteed."

"Does Nishio-kun think the same way?" This is a big step forward compared to before, and Kantaro Suzuki seized the opportunity to press Nishio Toshizo

Nishio Shouzo nodded hesitantly, and Kantaro Suzuki immediately pressed again: "In other words, as long as the emperor system can be retained, the army and navy are in favor of accepting the Tehran declaration?" ”

Mitsumasa Minai immediately agreed: "Yes, if so, the Navy no longer has any reason to object"

"The army also agrees," Nishio Shouzo immediately stated

Kantaro Suzuki suddenly felt relaxed, as if he had unloaded a huge burden, he stood up and said: "In this case, after dawn, I will report to Your Majesty, Togo-kun, and immediately inform Switzerland that we must do everything possible to resume negotiations with the Americans, and see the attitude of the Americans."

Since the revelation of the 731 incident, the Americans broke off the secret negotiations between the two sides in Switzerland, and the Japanese side wrote to Dulles several times through intermediaries, hoping to resume negotiations, but Dulles ignored them

After dawn, there was a long-lost celebration crowd on the streets of Tokyo, the citizens waved the sun flag in the street to celebrate, singing loudly Junnoyo, chanting Long live the emperor and long live the imperial army, Tatsutakanosuke and Tanabe also participated in the ** celebration, just got up in the morning, the president of the neighborhood association and the captain of the volunteer team from the nearby village came to the door, asking them to participate in the victory **, the two did not dare to refuse but to participate in the moment The two of them held a small flag in their hands, shaking while walking, and shouted slogans with everyone

"The imperial army is still invincible in the world, and General Nakajima is really a model for the emperor's ** people, if he is commanded in the North China Battle, the people of China will definitely fail," an old man in a kimono next to him said with emotion

"You're right," another gray-haired, old man in a national uniform nodded approvingly: "It's long overdue to let General Nakajima go into battle, he will definitely be able to turn the tide"

"The empire will win" The short and fat old lady with her plate combed her hair rushed over and shouted, the old lady's early skin was like elm bark, carved with wrinkles, and at this moment the elm bark was emitting a red light that was not matched with her age, and every pore on her body was beating

"Empire will win" "Empire will win" Several children waved national flags and chased each other, playing in the streets, and the children's immature vocal cords added a bit of joy to the celebration procession

"Yes, the Empire will win," Tanabe muttered sarcastically, looking at the ruins around him

Hearing this, Tatsutakanosuke smiled, and turned his eyes around: "Now the empire depends on them, without them, the imperial samurai may not even be able to break their guns"

Tanabe paused, and then laughed loudly, causing the people around him to look at them one after another, the national uniform is the captain of the volunteer team, and he knows a little more about the situation between Rinanosuke and Tanabe, so he quietly frowned and asked, "Tanabe-kun, Litakaka-kun, what are you happy about?"

"Oh, it's nothing" Tatetakanosuke smiled slightly: "It is with the support of so many people that the Imperial Army can achieve so many victories" Saying that, Tachitakanosuke raised his arms and shouted: "Long live the Imperial Army, the Imperial Army has a long military fortune"

With the applause of Tachitakanosuke, the national uniforms and others also raised their arms to cheer, and the crowd set off a burst of **Tatakanosuke hurriedly pulled Tanabe to let him pay attention, this is on the street, if their true thoughts are detected by the surrounding people, I am afraid they will no longer be able to stay in this area

Tanabe converged slightly, and the two continued to move forward with the ** team, there were ruins on both sides of the road, and there were shacks built between the ruins, and the national flag was also fluttering on the shacks today, and some women in old kimonos also gathered together to celebrate and cheer

When the women saw Tachitakanosuke, they rushed over and joined their group, and walked noisily towards the city center, and in this way the procession snowballed and grew bigger and bigger, and by the time they reached the center of the city, there were thousands of people

Carnival in the center of the city, people flocked to the palace again, in the square in front of the palace to continue to celebrate and cheer When they arrived in the square in front of the palace, Tatsunosuke and Tanabe quietly slipped out of the ** team, the two of them stood on the side of the road to see, but they didn't know where to go There is no tavern anymore, the entire Tokyo tavern seems to be closed, the business district has also been burned, only a few shops close to the palace are still operating, Tatsunosuke has been to see, there are very few goods inside

"Just go back, I still have some things to tidy up, and I'm going to plant some sweet potatoes in two days," Takanosuke suggested

"You go back first, I'll go to Sakata Trading Company to do something" Tanabe refused a little unexpectedly, Tatsutakanosuke nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll go back first, and I'll come back early after finishing my errands"

After Tachitakanosuke finished speaking, he left, and seeing that he didn't ask what was going on, Tanabe paused a little before walking in the other direction

The whole of Tokyo was in a state of joy, and along the way, Tatsunosuke was constantly met by crowds of people rushing to the Imperial Palace, mostly dressed in the same clothes, either kimonos or national uniforms, and both men and women holding small national flags in their hands, cheering as they walked

"This is the last madness," Tatetakanosuke sneered inwardly, there were few young people in the crowd, and the loudspeakers on both sides of the road kept playing the Kwantung Army military song, and the crowd echoed loudly from time to time

"Establish a high king, establish a high king,"

A familiar cry came from his ears, and Tachitakanosuke turned his head to see that it was Muto Akira pushing the bicycle and standing next to him, he quietly sighed, Muto Akira pulled the bicycle to let the flow of people, and stood with Tatsutakanosuke, at this time a girl ran over and put the national flag in her hand on the bicycle, and then ran away quickly

"It's so lively, it's been a long time since Tokyo has been so lively," Akira Muto seemed to sigh with emotion

Tatsunosuke smiled silently, since Yasuken Nakajima left, Muto Akira often came to his small courtyard, brought sake that was not easy to get, drank with him and Tanabe and sang songs, occasionally complained about the situation, and cursed the diehards

"yes, when was the last time?" Tatsunosuke asked, "Attack on Pearl Harbor?" Or occupy Gapo? ”

"Who knows, I wasn't in Tokyo at that time" Muto Akira replied casually: "At that time, I was in the Southern Army, and as a representative of the military department, I coordinated the operations of the Southern Navy and Army."

After the flow of people, the two walked side by side, and did not go far, a black sedan passed by, the curtain of the sedan was closed, and it was impossible to see who was sitting inside, but for the two people who were familiar with the government, the license plate of this sedan was very familiar

"Prime Minister Suzuki also went to the Imperial Palace? Congratulations to Your Majesty? Tachitakanosuke was a little surprised

Muto Akira whispered in Tachitakanosuke's ear, "Don't be stupid, do you really think you've won a big victory?" The Cabinet met overnight yesterday and decided that the Imperial would agree to accept the Tehran Declaration as long as the allies agreed to retain the imperial system" (to be continued)

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