The third part of the Bloody War of Resistance, Chapter 11, Chaotianque, the eighth festival

Every cabinet meeting and the Imperial Council meeting made the officers of the Ministry of War worried, and Nishio Shouzo scolded and punished many times, but he still couldn't change every time he returned to the Ministry of the Army. Ｑb⑸、COM\

After Nishio Shouzo kicked everyone out of the office, he paced back and forth in the office in an irritable mood, walked around twice, and looked up at the vertical banner on the wall, and the vertical banner said: "There is calm in every major event." ”

This famous saying of the Chinese emperor won his deep love, every time there is a big event, but today he can't calm down, the cabinet meeting did not form any decision, there is no oil, the navy resolutely refuses to go to war, and asks the army to hand over all the fuel to the combined fleet, but the army must reserve part of the fuel for the armored forces, the biggest problem is that even if this precious oil is handed over to the navy, it can only meet the requirements of the combined fleet.

Gather the strength of the whole country, but it is impossible to let the entire Combined Fleet go to sea. As a military leader, he is well aware of the current situation, no matter in that regard, Japan's final defeat is not far away, but as a soldier, he really can't accept unconditional surrender, and the glorious history of the Japanese Army cannot end in his hands.

"Click, click, click." Nishio Shouzao didn't reply and shouted, "Come in." ”

When the door opened, Yasuken Nakajima pushed the door in, and looked at Nishio Shouzo with his back to him, and he sighed in his heart: "Your Excellency, I have something I want to say to you. ”

"Say it." Nishio Shouzo still hasn't looked back.

"Your Excellency, I would like to suggest that you abandon your position against the acceptance of the Tehran Declaration." Nakajima's expression and tone were calm, as if he was suggesting a tea room for tea.

Nishio Shouzo turned around abruptly, staring at him with a pair of eyes, but Nakajima Yasuken seemed to turn a blind eye, and still talked eloquently: "As a soldier, you must face up to reality in any situation, and now the reality in Japan is that production is withering, material supply and its difficulties, the army is divided into several large pieces, and they can't cope with each other, even if the combined fleet can attack this time, what about next time?"

Your Excellency, if the war is stopped one day sooner, you can preserve a little more national vitality and reserve a little strength for the re-emergence of the Yamato nation in the future, Your Excellency, I know that it will be very difficult to make such a decision, but please do not oppose it again for the sake of the long-term interests of the country and the nation. ”

After Nakajima Yasuken finished speaking, he quietly looked at Nishio Shouzo, he mustered up great courage to say this, and it was a great risk to say such a thing at the Ministry of War.

At this moment, he could completely feel Nishio Shouzo's razor-like gaze, which was cutting his body one by one, as if to completely dissect him and dig out his heart.

Slowly, Nakajima Yasuken felt that the gaze that fell on him was not so sharp, and then he heard Nishio Shouzo say coldly: "Are you finished?" When you're done, go out. ”

Yasuken Nakajima silently saluted him, turned and opened the door and left. Nishio Shouzo looked at the closed door, his heart was empty, changed his position, agreed to accept the Tehran Declaration, and completely betrayed the faith of a samurai.

As a samurai, you must fight to the end in any situation, no matter how great the disparity in strength, no matter how bad the conditions, you must draw your katana and fight until the last drop of blood is shed.

But today, can Japan still fight with a sword?

The telephone rang violently, and Nishio Shouzo slowly grabbed the phone, it was a call from the prime minister's office, telling him that the imperial meeting would be held at six o'clock this evening, and all the main governors of the cabinet and the base camp would participate.

"What's it?" Nishio Shouzo asked.

"Operation No. 1 and the Problem of War and Peace." The other party specifically pointed out: "This is convened at the request of His Majesty, please attend on time." ”

Nishio Shouzo sighed softly and called the secretary in, so that the outline and implementation rules of the general decisive battle were ready, and the battle plan of the No. 1 Combat Army was prepared.

"Yes." The secretary replied, hesitating, and then asked, "Your Excellency, this is..."

"The pre-imperial meeting will be held at six o'clock, and this is to prepare to report to His Majesty."

The secretary hesitated slightly, looked at Nishio Shouzo's gloomy face and didn't dare to ask again, turned around to prepare, Nishio Shouzo stood there motionless, looking at the vertical banner on the wall.

Nishio Shouzo had a feeling that today's Imperial Council would decide whether or not the war would continue, and thinking that Nakajima, who had just made a bold statement, even such a person of extraordinary courage felt that the war could not be carried out and that the war should be ended immediately, which showed that Japan no longer had the slightest chance.

Nishio Shouzo wanted to send a telegram to Terauchi Shouyi, Itagaki Seishiro, and Okabe Naosaburo on the front line, asking if they could control the troops if they accepted the Tehran declaration, but after thinking about it, he gave up again, and once the telegram was sent, the Ministry of War would inevitably fry the pot, which would be unfavorable to the whole situation, so it was better to wait until the end of the Imperial Council.

Just when Nishio Shouzo hesitated, the air defense siren screamed bitterly, and hurried footsteps sounded in the building, and the secretary hurriedly pushed open the door.

"Your Excellency, air strike! Air raid! ”

"I heard it, panic! Do you still look like a soldier! Nishio Shouzo suddenly erupted and scolded sharply.

The secretary was suddenly scolded by the head, and suddenly he was stupid, he didn't know what to do, the alarm outside the window became more and more poignant, the secretary wanted to urge but didn't dare, but he was worried, he wanted to speak and stopped, and he was so anxious that he didn't know what to do.

Fortunately, after Nishio Shouzo vented, his mood slowly stabilized, he picked up his hat and went out unhurriedly, the secretary secretly breathed a sigh of relief, hurriedly closed the door, and followed Nishio Shouzo to the air-raid shelter.

The air-raid shelter is in the backyard, and it is already crowded with people, Nishio Shouzo took a look, he suddenly didn't want to go in, he turned around and walked under a tree, and the secretary wanted to dissuade him, Nishio Shouzo said coldly: "Right here, I want to see, the Shina plane." ”

Seeing that Nishio Shouzo refused to enter the bomb shelter, an officer hurriedly reported to Imai Takeo, who hurriedly came over, but before he could speak, Nishio Shouzo White Lotus said to him: "Imai-kun, you are here too, well, that's fine, let's see how the people bombed it." ”

"Your Excellency, let's go inside, it's too dangerous here." Takeo Imai saw that the secretary gave him a fierce look, and he knew that something was wrong, so he gently persuaded him.

Nishio Shouzo snorted lightly and said calmly: "No need, it's good here." ”

Takeo Imai had no choice but to resort to one last move: "Okay then, I'll be here with you." ”

Nishio Shouzo didn't say anything, silently looked at the blue sky, a few white clouds floating in the sky, pure and unstained, a group of black dots floated from afar, the black dots lined up in a neat formation, through the thin clouds, the hum of the engine fell from the sky, making people tremble.

The anti-aircraft guns began to block the fire, the shells exploded at high altitude, the blue sky was dyed with black clouds, small black dots passed through the black clouds, the formation remained the same, and the blocking artillery fire did not seem to have any effect.

The plane did not stop over the Ministry of Army, they were obviously not interested in the houses scattered along the edge of the farmland, and flew straight towards Chiyoda, and after a while, a string of black dots fell on the belly of the plane, and in just a few tens of seconds, the black dots filled the sky, and the rumbling explosion was faintly heard.

The sky-high flames rose into the air, and the sky was dyed red in the blink of an eye, and Nishio Shouzo felt the scorching heat rushing towards his face, and Takeo Imai muttered, "The steel plant is over, and I'm afraid Mitsui Machinery won't be able to keep it." ”

Mitsui Machinery, not a machine-building factory, but a factory that produces machine guns and mortars, these factories have only been back to production for a month, and production has just been on track, and Sadajiro Toyoda is counting on them.

Nishio Shouzo didn't answer, he just silently watched the fire in the sky, the Chinese Air Force is getting more and more bold, and is no longer satisfied with coming at night and in the daytime, but the Japanese planes have no choice, and the citizens of Tokyo now call the Chinese planes nasty flies.

However, the Chinese Air Force seems to have begun to show some kindness, and every bombing must be notified before the notice, clearly telling the Japanese citizens that their next bombing target is there, warning civilians to leave, the Japanese government still still does not believe it, but after a few times it has to believe it, but there is still no way.

This phenomenon has dealt a heavy blow to national confidence, and the fear of air raids has caused more and more people to flee the cities, and tens of millions of people across the country have fled from the cities to the countryside, causing serious social problems.

The people's complaints are also growing, and the accusations against the military department are getting stronger and stronger, and the military department can only evade the people's accusations under the pretext of preserving the planes and inflicting the maximum blow on the enemy when he lands.

A gust of hot wind blew, bringing a burnt smell, and at this time many officers came out of the bomb shelter and looked up at the sky, including those fanatical young officers, all of them silently looked at the red in the sky.

The bombardment did not last long, and after half an hour, the small black dots flew away, leaving behind a red canopy, scorching heat, and large chunks of black smoke.

Three short sirens sounded, which was the air raid to lift the alarm, and all the officers came out of the bomb shelter, and when they passed in front of Nishio Shouzo, they invariably paused, looked at Nishio Shouzo's gloomy face, and hurried away.

Nishio Shouzo asked the secretary to go back first, and Takeo Imai also wanted to leave, but Nishio Shouzo asked him to stay: "Imai-kun, it's too stuffy here, let's go over there for a walk." ”

The two of them left the army province and walked aimlessly along the country road, the fields after the harvest were bare, the branches and leaves of the trees in the distance were sparse, and the dry trunks were left, looking up helplessly at the sky.

The bleak and empty fields were just like Nishio Shouzo's mood at this time, and his leather boots creaked when he stepped on the muddy road. In the distance, by the stream, a few children were playing carelessly.

When Takeo Imai saw Nishio Shouzo looking at those children, his heart moved and he asked, "Your Excellency, has there been a decision on Operation No. 1 at today's meeting?" ”

Nishio Shouzo replied to the question: "Seeing them, I am so happy, carefree, I don't think about anything, I am really happy." ”

Two true happiness, like two bombs exploded in the heart of Takeo Imai, a bad feeling came to mind, Nishio Shouzo is a famous samurai, strict and tenacious, not only strict with himself, but also strict with his subordinates, but now he shows a warmth that he has never had, or weakness.

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