595 War of Aggression against Japan! The second spell light pulls down

"Your Majesty." Seeing that the Imperial Council was about to become Emperor Hirohito's Hall of Words, Hamaguchi Yuyuki could no longer care about the etiquette of the monarch and ministers, and interrupted Hirohito and the Minister of War Ugaki Kazutomi to ask the right question. The eyes of the ministers in the hall were also attracted by this loud shout. Interrupting His Majesty the Emperor and the ministers, I am afraid that such an impudent act would not even be dared to be done by the shoguns of the past, right? Several trembling Meiji elders frowned slightly, and their gazes towards Hamaguchi were a little sparkling.

Hamaguchi Yuyuki paused at this time, plucked up his courage, and finally said the last words, the so-called emperor directly leading the army and navy is actually the emperor and some radical factions in the army after forming an alliance to carry out military adventures, and the whole country was also brought to the brink of destruction by them, if this situation is not changed, there will definitely be a day when the Japanese land sinks in the future He didn't look at those important ministers with anger in their eyes, Instead, he looked at Hirohito, the one hundred and twelfth emperor of Japan, a descendant of the god who still had a faint smile, and fully expressed his meaning:

"The minister is terrified, the Manchurian Incident has in fact suffered a painful defeat, and even Taiwan, the territory of the empire, is in danger of being invaded, and the empire will encounter unprecedented difficulties for some time to come, and although the army and navy will still work hard, it will still be difficult to reverse the decline. Therefore, the ministers believed that in the face of such great difficulties and setbacks, it was not appropriate for His Majesty to bear the responsibility, but that it was up to us and other ministers to bear all the responsibility, bear the responsibility for the defeat of the war, and lead the difficult mission of national rejuvenation...... Now that the Prime Minister has asked the entire Cabinet to ask His Majesty the Emperor to entrust the affairs of the state, the Prime Minister is in great fear. ”

Foreign Minister Kishigero Bihara and Prime Minister Inoue Junnosuke both walked up to Hamaguchi Yuyuki, and the respectful ministers who joined him bowed respectfully to Emperor Hirohito. Lu Xiangyuyuan Yicheng hung his head and did not move, and the Ministry of Finance of the Sea continued to set his eyes on the old Taishan Yamamoto Quan Guard, who was on the seat of the important minister. Seeing the performance of the army and navy, Hamaguchi Yuki's heart sank, how did Ugaki Kazunari do it? Didn't you say that you would return the command to the cabinet? How can you not support yourself now? And what does it mean to have a navy? Do you really want to bury the combined fleet?

At this moment, two light coughs came from the side, and everyone turned their heads to see that it was Marquis Marquis Heihachiro, Togo, a veteran of the navy. Hamaguchi Yuyuki was shocked, and his face changed instantly, you must know that the Japanese Navy is not as unruly and difficult to control as the army, and has always been more obedient, so how can the navy come out against him this time? Isn't it just to preserve the combined fleet?

Heihachiro Togo stood up from his seat and said loudly, "Why don't you listen to the opinions of the important ministers now?" I have something to say" He walked to the center of the venue, bowed to the god Emperor Hirohito, and then stood up straight, an old man in his eighties, and his voice was still like a bell: "Ladies and gentlemen, this war is indeed unexpectedly arduous, the army and navy have also suffered some setbacks, the people have suffered greatly, hundreds of thousands of lives have been lost in the war, in such a situation, we should unite and fight against the tyranny under the leadership of His Majesty the Emperor, and must not give up an inch of the country. Because to abandon the country is to betray and betray the empire and the sages and martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the empire, and His Excellency the Prime Minister's remarks about giving up Taiwan and preserving the combined fleet have completely lost the soul of our Yamato."

“…… After the empire began to be founded by the Meiji Emperor, why didn't the country be weak and the people were poor, and the blue wisps of the road came over like this? Whether it was the Sino-Qing War or the Russo-Japanese War, we were not as rich as the Qing and Russia, and we were not as rich as the Qing and the Russians, but we still resolutely challenged these two seemingly behemoths of empires. After the hard work of the army and navy, I, Yamato, finally laid the foundation of the current empire with hard fighting and heroic spirit, and now the strength of the empire is still above the power of the Southern Branch Nationalist "government", most of the land of Manchuria is still firmly controlled by the imperial army, and the combined fleet still has the strength to fight a war, how can some people in power lose the courage we had back then? This is a shameful betrayal of the interests of the empire, and at a time when the spirit of the Meiji period should be carried forward by the whole country. With our calm courage, we will deal with the invasion of the Tyrants, and fight to the end under the leadership of His Majesty the Emperor."

Hamaguchi Yuyuki's old face was blue and white with anger, and he gritted his teeth and retorted: "Your Excellency Marquis, this is no longer the era of the Battle of Tsushima, the main force of the First Foreign Fleet in the Bohai Bay Naval Battle did not even see the face of the Shina Navy Fleet, and the enemy of the fleet was from the water and the air, and the Shina people have an absolute advantage in this regard, and the empire can only temporarily tolerate it, make a strong man's act of breaking his wrist, and reserve the fire for the future revival of the empire." If we send the main force of the Combined Fleet to the Taiwan Strait, we will eventually be completely annihilated, and without the protection of the Combined Fleet, Korea and the empire itself will be completely exposed under the bayonets of the Chinese people, and the empire will perish."

Togo, known as Nelson of Japan, could not listen to the advice of a layman, Yuyuki Hamaguchi, and waved his hand vigorously and said loudly: "The navy has been hindered by the cabinet many times in this operation. Originally, the navy wanted to blockade the mouth of the China Sea and attack the southeast coast of China, but the cabinet refused to support it under the pretext of 'not expanding the war', but now China wants to attack Taiwan on a large scale, so why are they not afraid of expanding the war? The reason why the Imperial State is in such difficulties is that it is the result of the wrong policies of the Cabinet, including the current difficulties of the Combined Fleet of the Navy, which is also the result of the Cabinet's refusal to equip the Navy with new warships and aircraft under the pretext of funding."

“…… However, the national "government" of China did not hesitate to borrow a large amount of money from Britain and the United States to develop the combat strength of the navy and air force in the face of the economic situation that was far more difficult than the empire, and they were not afraid to choose to fight to the end when facing the three million imperial army and the world's third navy. It is the Cabinet that should resignOnly when the Cabinet resigns, and His Majesty the Emperor appoints loyal ministers with true Yamato spirit and Meiji spirit to lead the country, can the Imperial Kingdom defeat the tyranny and dominate the East."

Obviously, giving up Taiwan without a fight has exceeded the bottom line that can be accepted by the Japanese army and navy, two living creatures with their own will. And the old grandfather of Togo Heihachiro was pushed out by the army and navy to express his own will.

"The purpose of the cabinet is not to give up Taiwan, but to preserve Taiwan with another strategy." Hamaguchi Yuyuki knew that the Taiwan issue had touched a red line, and hurriedly defended: "The advantage of China is in the air force, and the advantage of the empire is in the army. The empire's temporary abandonment of Taiwan is to preserve the fleet to defend the logistics line of the Manchurian Army, as long as we eliminate a large number of Kuomintang troops in Manchuria and weaken the foundation of the Wuhan regime, they can only sit down with us to negotiate, and the empire can exchange Liaoji for Taiwan, which is the cabinet's method of preserving Taiwan, and it is also the only feasible way. ”

"Can the army capture the Huludao fortress of the Kuomintang army in China?". Togo Heihachiro appeared to have no confidence, the Battle of Bohai Bay was launched to cut off the logistics line of the Kuomintang army in western Liaoning, and after the navy paid a heavy price, the goal was also achieved, but the army's offensive ended in a crushing defeat.

"I can't." Kanaya Fansan, chief of the General Staff of the Army General Staff Headquarters, spoke in a heavy tone, and all the army and navy generals in the meeting hall knew that the Huludao fortress had been operated and impregnable, and with its back to Liaodong Bay, the Kuomintang Navy could use naval guns to help the war at any time, and the Japanese army would not succeed even if it suffered millions of casualties.

"However, as long as the Kuomintang army leaves the fortress of Huludao and goes to the mountains of western Liaoning or the plain of eastern Liaodong to fight a decisive battle with the imperial army, the imperial army will still be sure to win by virtue of its huge numerical advantage." Jin Gu Fan San thought for a while, and then said: "The Kwantung Army has planned to abandon Jilin and Heilongjiang, throw them to the Chinese GCD and the Chinese Trotsky faction to fight, concentrate the main force in Liaodong, and fight a decisive battle with the Kuomintang army. According to the assumption of the Kwantung Army, the imperial army in Liaodong would have as many as 700,000 people, 25 divisions and 3,000 artillery pieces, and such a powerful force would never be defeated. As long as the Imperial Army can annihilate the Kuomintang army in South Manchuria in large numbers, the Kuomintang in China will definitely compromise. ”

"What if the Kuomintang army is still guarding the turtle shell of Huludao and can't come out?" Togo Heihachiro said coldly: "Then their military strength will not suffer heavy losses, their rule in the China Pass can be as stable as Mount Tai, and they can also firmly occupy the island of Taiwan, but the empire has to maintain three million imperial troops to maintain the occupation of South Manchuria, and they cannot settle down to develop the resources of South Manchu for the use of the empire." After dragging on like this for three years and five years, it must be the empire that can't hold on in the end. Speaking of this, he sighed heavily: "It seems that you guys not only do not have the spirit and courage of the important ministers of the Meiji era, but also have no brains, don't you understand, the empire is not afraid of temporary defeat, but the empire cannot withstand a long-term and protracted war"

He glanced back at the other elders behind him, and bowed deeply to the emperor: "We, the important ministers, at this turning point in the fortunes of the country, have decided through consultation to use the power of the Shojo to ask His Majesty the Emperor to order the reorganization of the cabinet, with the active military personnel of the army and navy as the prime minister, and unite the government and opposition factions to form a wartime cabinet, and concentrate all the manpower, material and financial resources of the imperial country to fight to the death with the Kuomintang army in China, and respectfully ask His Majesty the Emperor to make a holy decision." Several trembling old men followed him and bowed deeply, even the Minister of War Ugaki Kazunari and the Minister of the Navy, Biao Caibe, who had promised to support Hamaguchi.

However, Hamaguchi Yuyuki only sighed lightly at this moment, shook his head helplessly, and finally bowed deeply: "This Prime Minister asks the entire cabinet to ask His Majesty the Emperor to resign......

March 12, the second day of the Imperial Council. Kasumigaseki, Tokyo, the official residence of the Prime Minister of Japan.

"Congratulations to Ugaki-kun." As soon as Taniguchi Naoma walked into the prime minister's office, he first said hello to Ugaki Kazunari, who had just become prime minister. Ugaki Issei, who has been walking around the prime minister's throne for half his life in another time and space, has gotten his wish here and sat on this chair early, and it is not for outsiders what kind of behind-the-scenes deals were made to sit on the prime minister's chair.

"Congratulations to Taniguchi-kun, aren't you also the same as the Minister of the Navy?" Kazutomi Ugaki patted his bald head and sighed: "Taniguchi-kun, how is the navy going to rescue the island of Taiwan?" Is the palace waiting for an answer from me, the prime minister? ”

Of course, the Imperial Council did not adopt Hamaguchi's suggestion that Yuyuki abandon Taiwan to protect the Combined Fleet, but made the decision to attack the Combined Fleet. This is not to say that those important ministers are all old and confused, in fact, they also know that the combined fleet is more than lucky, but Japan's national conditions are destined to they can only fight a quick decisive battle, not a protracted war, if they abandon Taiwan and protect the joint fleet, then the war between China and Japan will continue endlessly in Manchuria, until the whole country is finally dragged down, rather than that, it is better to gamble, if you are lucky, you can defeat China (the element of luck in naval battles accounts for a large proportion)...... If you are unlucky, you will naturally not have the capital to delay any longer if you lose the Combined Fleet, and it is a big deal to lose the war, so that China will step on the corpse of the Japanese Combined Fleet and rise, and at the same time bet that Britain and the United States will not sit idly by and watch such a behemoth as China lose its containment and support Japan again. Speaking of which, these Meiji elders who have half of their bodies already buried in the ground really mean that they are old and strong.

"Where is that fast?" Taniguchi smiled bitterly: "Although it's gambling, you can't just use your brain, the personnel changes in the Navy this time are not small, Yamamoto-kun is the head of military orders, and Kato (Kato Kanji) is the commander of the combined fleet, all of which will take time to hand over." As soon as Kato-kun takes over as commander today, he will hold an operational meeting to deploy a combined fleet to attack. ”

"Why don't you let Yamamoto-kun go?" Ugaki frowned, muttering a little in his heart, could it be because Eisuke Yamamoto is the nephew of Yamamoto Gonbei, and the navy is afraid that he will die in the Taiwan Strait, so ...... These navies really don't have much bushido spirit.

Taniguchi Naoma seemed to see the doubts in Ugaki's heart, and smiled: "Not only Yamamoto-kun can't go, but all the aircraft carrier factions or people related to aviation in the navy must be preserved as much as possible, and the future imperial navy will rely on them to rebuild." ”

Eisuke Yamamoto was the first director of the Japanese Naval Aviation Headquarters, the founder of the Japanese Naval Aviation, and the leading brother of the aircraft carrier faction. Now that the Japanese Navy has realized the great power of aircraft carriers, and also knows that battleships are paper tigers, they have decided to keep aircraft carriers and aviation personnel as much as possible, and it is best to gamble only with battleships and heavy cruisers. If you win, it will be blessed by the fairy sister, and if you lose, there is nothing, but you can save a lot of money on the maintenance and modification of battleships for the construction of aircraft carriers.

"So speaking of which, the Navy will vigorously develop aircraft carriers in the future?" Ugaki Issei's words sounded a little sour. Because he knew that the hard days of the army were coming after this war. Regardless of the combined fleet's gambling fortunes, Japan's "mainland policy" and "Manchurian-Mongolian lifeline theory" will certainly be thrown into the trash. The navy will be the sole center of gravity for the development of Japan's military power, and it will also be in the interests of the great powers such as Britain and the United States. Because the British and American powers needed the Chinese Nationalist "government" to maintain a strong army to threaten the rear of the Soviet Union, and Japan should maintain a strong navy to contain China, so that their South Sea colonies would be foolproof. Therefore, the Japanese Army will definitely have to be downsized after the war, and if Taiwan is lost, the strength of the Army only needs to be able to keep the Korean Peninsula, at most 17 divisions and regiments that are not satisfied, and as long as they hold the mountainous areas of North Korea, everything will be fine, and don't think about armored forces or anything.

"Aircraft carriers will definitely develop greatly, and in the past few days the representatives of various countries at the London Naval Conference have been putting forward proposals to increase the tonnage of aircraft carriers and reduce the tonnage of battleships. Speaking of which, the most unlucky are the British, who have 560,000-ton battleships, and now they are all going to be outdated. Speaking of this, Taniguchi smiled bitterly: "The luckiest ones are still the Shina people, they only have four 'Karl. Marx's class, it is estimated that at this London naval conference, they can get as many aircraft carriers as the Empire. ”

"As many aircraft carriers as the Empire." The corners of Ugaki Kazunari's mouth hooked slightly, and a strange smile appeared: "In other words, in the future, the combined strength of China's and Japan's aircraft carriers will surpass that of Britain or the United States?" If when does that rotten empire fall...... There are still opportunities for the empire to develop. ”

"What do you mean by Ugaki-kun's words?" Taniguchi was stunned when he heard this, and immediately asked again: "Could it be that the army has any plans?" The empire has been greatly damaged after this battle, but it must no longer act recklessly. ”

Ugaki Kazunari laughed and shook his hand: "Don't be reckless, don't be reckless, the army will definitely work closely with the navy in the future, the future of the empire is at sea, and our army is the cannonball that your navy 'shoots' out."

Taniguchi Shangzhen frowned and sighed: "The empire has just suffered a great disaster, and I am afraid that it will not be able to recover without twenty years of cultivation, and it is not a matter of our generation to make any moves." Ugaki-kun, don't you say? ”

Ugaki Kazunari nodded hurriedly and said with a smile: "Well, Taniguchi-kun is right, you and I will definitely not be in the seat at that time, let our successors lead the empire out of a new path of development, you and I are only tasked with drawing an end to an era that is about to pass." ”

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