At dawn, after repeatedly confirming safety, Hayao Tada looked at the attacked headquarters under the protection of a squadron? The head of His Royal Highness Prince Hatohiko of Asaka Palace was actually cut off by the surprise attack team of [***]? Tada Jun didn't pay attention to his feet, and fell to the ground directly, and he didn't realize that he had a hole in his lips.

The loss of an army wing flag is an insult to the entire Imperial Army of the Great Imperial Army, and it is also a shame for the Army, but the head of His Royal Highness Prince Hatohiko of Asakanomiya, who is a lieutenant general and especially the former acting commander of the Central Branch, has been cut off by Naka[***]? How do you face His Majesty the Emperor? How to deal with the people at home who are desperate for victory? Why is such an incident happening at this juncture?

If Prince Hatohiko of Asakanomiya hadn't been thinking about the honor of entering the city, wouldn't everything have been solved when he returned to Tokyo first? Thinking about it carefully, Tada Jun is also very lucky, it is precisely because Prince Hatohiko of Asaka Palace is in the headquarters that he chooses another place, if Prince Hatohiko of Asaka Palace returns to the mainland, then he is probably himself who was killed and cut off his head by Zhong [***] last night, Tada Jun who has palpitations touched his neck, he knows that all the anger and restlessness at this moment are meaningless, so he took a deep breath and said to his adjutant: "Immediately stop the attack, and go all out to search for the absconding [***] squad, Send a report to the headquarters and the General Staff Headquarters, tell them what is going on here, and ask His Majesty the Emperor to make the final decision. ”

Emperor Hirohito, who was planning to capture Nanjing and hold a torch parade in Tokyo, when he heard the news that Prince Hatohiko of Asaka Palace was killed by Naka[***] and had his head cut off, no one said anything, leaving a large group of important ministers and leaving alone, and the military and political dignitaries left behind all looked at each other, Emperor Hirohito has always been known for his strength, this time Emperor Hirohito, in the face of the death of Prince Hatohiko of Asakanomiya, he seemed a little depressed.

The campaign to attack Nanjing has lasted for almost two months, and the military strength of the Chinese [***] has increased during this time, especially the large amount of military aid from the Soviet side through the Dingyuan battalion in Suiyuan has been transported to Wuhan and Xuzhou through the northwest of Shanxi, and the Nanjing Central Army of as many as nine divisions has begun to change its equipment in large numbers near Zhongtiao Mountain, and the four fortress cities of the overall gateway of Rehe and Chahar have not been able to make a breakthrough.

The most astonishing thing is that there is intelligence that the Rehe Army seems to have a fully mechanized force, this force is the cluster of the 1st Mechanized Brigade that appeared in Nanjing wearing the Tiger Ben armband, and only one brigade wiped out the 11th Infantry Brigade of the 6th Division in just over half an hour.

Emperor Hirohito sat alone in the lounge of the main hall, he was not a fool or a fool, Emperor Hirohito had already heard too many rhetoric, what three months to conquer China, what China Army was vulnerable, what a week to capture Nanjing, etc., as a result, a Songhu fought for three months, Rehe fought for almost a month, and more than 50,000 soldiers were killed, and the result was that a city was not occupied, and it was necessary to concentrate the strength of five or six divisions to build a defensive line, in case the [***] Rehe Army may carry out a large-scale in-depth breakthrough counterattack at any time.

Emperor Hirohito was worried about this large-scale war, and the comprehensive fall into the Chinese battlefield was an act of putting the cart before the horse, and the resources of Manchuria were enough to form effective combat effectiveness and strategic consumption supply after continuous digestion, and what was lacking was important strategic resources such as oil and rubber, and these resources were divided and occupied by the United States, Britain, France, the Netherlands and other countries in Southeast Asia, and the Strait of Malacca could easily block the throat of crude oil. After the empire withdrew from the Washington naval system, it already had the world's largest surface combat ship force in terms of gross tonnage, but it did not have enough oil to make this fleet fully functional? Every challenge faced by the narrow land and poor resources is that it can only be won and not lost, because once it loses, it will fall into a place of no return!

After the fiasco in the Battle of Chengde, Emperor Hirohito, regardless of the anger and pressure of the navy, resolutely stopped the construction of two super-large battleships, and instead built three cutting-edge aircraft carriers, and the rest of the resources were all invested in the army, new field heavy artillery brigades, new tank brigades, cold-proof clothing, a large number of new equipment quickly installed within the troops, and the weapons eliminated by the A division were armed with the B division. and the formation of the latest reading mixed brigade to meet the needs of fighting in the hinterland of China, and so on.

None of these damn bastards have been able to fulfill their promises to themselves? At the beginning of the war, Emperor Hirohito was very happy when he saw the great results of Songhu, because in a few such victories, the main force of the [***] would be crushed, no matter how harsh the terms of the peace talks, the Chinese political axe would also accept, but what surprised Emperor Hirohito was that the following future would be desperate to attack Nanjing, the capital of China?

There was no turning back, and in the end he was forced to issue an edict to capture Nanjing! Emperor Hirohito knew very well that once the Imperial Army attacked Nanjing, the final result of this Sino-Chinese battle was likely to be that one of the two sides must completely fall, and the two countries had reached the point of endless death.

Emperor Hirohito suddenly remembered Ishihara Wan'er, who was driven away by the expansion faction, that was a very flexible guy, and it seemed that Ishihara Guan'er should be allowed to return to the General Staff Headquarters, and now Germany, Britain, France, the United States and other countries have suggested to both sides that Nanjing be designated as a demilitarized zone, and the two warring [***] teams are not allowed to enter, and Germany, the United States, Britain, and France will send a certain number of troops to supervise the demilitarized zone.

In Emperor Hirohito's view, the meaningless consumption in Nanjing is much more practical than attacking Xuzhou to open up the Longhai line, so that the North China Dispatch Army and the Central Branch Dispatch Army will join forces in Xuzhou and attack Wuhan instead, this is the correct route to conquer China, and it is time to make up your mind to stop the meaningless consumption under the city of Nanjing! The long-attacked city of Nanjing brought nothing but casualties to the imperial army, only casualties!

When Emperor Hirohito returned to the main hall, the first thing he said was "Ladies and gentlemen!" How can we end this war under the most favorable conditions?

Emperor Hirohito slapped the table angrily and said, "You have instigated this never-ending war, consuming countless resources of the empire and the lives of the imperial generals, but you don't know how to end this war?" Let Ishihara come and see me! ”

Emperor Hirohito's brainless words made everyone present gasp, ending this war is very beneficial to the empire at this moment, both diplomatically and militarily, but if this war is hastily terminated, then someone will inevitably be responsible for the armistice, how to deal with the casualties of more than 200,000 imperial army generals? Where does the astronomical pension come from? The resignation of the War Minister and the fall of the Cabinet were to be expected if there were not enough bargaining chips to whitewash the victory.

No one is willing to let go of the power in their hands easily, so for Emperor Hirohito's armistice proposal, everyone seems to be very cautious, or wandering into the world, or frowning and keeping silent, or simply crying and wiping tears, which is impossible for the core of the highest political decision-making in almost all countries in the world, and it is a common scene in the imperial council, the headquarters of the imperial empire, and when they oppose it but do not make any sense, whether it is a politician or a soldier, The last trick is to cry and wipe your tears, cry that your emperor is upset, and drag things out endlessly.

Emperor Hirohito stood up angrily and shouted: "Now that the head of Prince Hatohiko of Asakanomiya has been cut off by Naka[***], the honor of the Imperial Army has long ceased to exist, and the flag of the infantry wing has also been captured by the Naka[***] team, are you ready to impose these shames on me?" Is this what you promise? Will China [***] surrender after capturing Nanjing? Which of you told me? ”

In the face of Emperor Hirohito's anger, the final chief of staff, Prince Zaihito, glanced at Konoe Fumiro helplessly and said, "Your Majesty! The political significance of the capture of Nanjing is greater than the military significance, our army has already paid unimaginable huge casualties under the city of Nanjing, and now it is only a matter of time before the city is broken, I think it is not appropriate to withdraw troops at this moment! Otherwise, the morale of the soldiers at the front will suffer a major setback. ”

Emperor Hirohito looked at Prince Zaihito, who was the chief of staff, frowned and said, "To expand the war or not to expand is the core strategy of the empire, how many general attacks have we launched in Nanjing?" The casualties are now filled with almost all the hospitals in Kyushu, and the large number of wounded who died on the ship makes me unable to sleep and eat every time I think about it! On the one hand, in response to the demands of European and American countries, it is proposed to set up Nanjing as a demilitarized zone, and the political axe cabinet will fully cooperate, and on the other hand, the so-called opportunity to hoard supplies and ammunition supplies and immediately withdraw troops will relax and paralyze the opponent, and suddenly launch a fierce attack on the troops of the Fifth Theater of China, eliminate the main forces of the Fifth Theater, and occupy Xuzhou! This is a tactical and military combination. ”

(To be continued)