Chapter 271: Sunset (14)
The Ming bombing and blockade brought unbearable suffering to Japan. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info Daming's strategic bomber forces even dropped incendiary bombs and improved herbicides on a large scale in Japan's main grain-producing areas before the autumn harvest! This has directly led to a large-scale reduction in production or even a non-harvest in Japan's local grain-producing areas. In Japan, where there is no food, there have even been tragic cannibalism in many places!
In this case, the Japanese army, poorly equipped and barely decently trained, simply could not resist the Ming army of mechanized combat. And looking at the tragic situation everywhere, the Japanese soldiers will think about what kind of situation their families should be in at this time? In such a situation, who is still in the mood to fight to the death?
With the continuous advance of the Ming army, the Japanese army resisted more and more, but the combat effectiveness decreased sharply. Large-scale surrenders began to occur on the battlefield, even with the surrender of units at the wing level. When these news reached Zhang Cheng's ears, he was shocked for a while.
However, Zhang Cheng soon understood what was going on. The Japan of this era is not the same as the Japanese in the history of modern time and space from which he was born. Because I have not experienced the victory of those large-scale wars that can be called gambling on the fortunes of the country, and there is no emperor who has been mythologized. The Japanese spirit of bushido in this era was far less strong.
Moreover, the influence of the Ming Dynasty on Japan is too strong. It's so close, and it's all part of the Asian cultural circle. The Ming Dynasty's repression of Japan in all aspects, especially in culture, was very strong.
The Japanese envy the Ming in their hearts, and they recognize the Ming as the master of the world. They don't have any psychological pressure to take refuge in Daming. At the same time, the tragic situation in Japan at this time also made the Japanese people more politically self-conscious. Fu lost the last shred of patience.
Many Japanese people think that being a second-class citizen in the Ming Dynasty is better than being starved to death at this moment. This directly led to a rapid decline in the Japanese army's fighting spirit, and a large-scale collapse was inevitable.
By this time the war had progressed, Japan had theoretically no longer had any ability to resist. His navy was almost completely wiped out, and the remaining warships were almost completely destroyed in a series of massive air raids.
Although there are millions of people in the army, most of them are not even fully equipped. It's just pulling people into the battlefield to make up the numbers and send them to death. As for the air power, after the Americans stopped their aid and withdrew the air force to aid Japan, the Japanese had almost completely exhausted their warplanes.
The Ming strategic bombardment destroyed the industrial power of the Japanese, while the blockade of the sea cut off their access to raw materials and oil.
The Japanese air power, which has one less plane in a fight, still does not know whether it is alive or dead, and adopts the kamikaze tactic of going and not returning, plus it is a group of rookies to fly the fighters. After a fierce air battle, the Japanese army had almost no fighters capable of continuing to take off and fight.
The Japanese army, which relied almost entirely on light infantry to fight against the Ming mechanized forces, was constantly defeated, and the Ming army was already approaching the old Japanese capital of Kyoto. However, even if the war situation had reached this level, the Japanese top brass was still unwilling to accept Zhang Cheng's demand for unconditional surrender.
As for the reason, it is very simple, once they accept the surrender, it means that these Japanese high-ranking people will lose everything they have now, and eventually become prisoners of the Ming Dynasty. At that time, whether it is pinched and rounded, it is up to the people to decide. is unwilling to accept this fate, and is unwilling to let his family follow the bad luck. These Japanese high-level officials will not agree to Zhang Cheng's request.
Japan Politics. The government continued to propagandize, or directly forced the people to take off the last tattered clothes on their bodies and plunge into the war. The name used is simple, to defend the country and resist aggression. But in reality, the essence is nothing more than a group of politicians who took the initiative to provoke a war for their own interests, and when they were defeated, they were unwilling to let go, and kidnapped the whole country and everyone in a noble name.
But this kidnapping cannot last. Although it has been under strict lockdown, most of the high-level officials and their families have fled overseas, and the few who stayed behind have spent all day drinking and drinking when the people are not enough to eat. None of this is a problem if the army is constantly winning. But the current situation is that the enemy has already hit the mainland.
Many of the so-called soldiers, who could not even eat enough and had an old rifle or even a knife in their hands, could not have continued to fight under these circumstances. The Japanese are not yet so conscious.
When the Ming army entered Osaka Bay through the Kii Suido, and then landed near Osaka Castle and successfully captured Osaka, the troops entered Kyoto Prefecture, also known as Heiankyo. The Japanese army, having lost the will to fight, could no longer organize a decent resistance.
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"How is this place so similar to Luoyang City?" He Dazui, whose hometown is Henan, had a surprised expression after entering Heianjing, and after walking for a while, he could no longer control the shock in his heart, and said in confusion, "It's that the houses have shrunk by one number, and the others are exactly the same as the old city of Luoyang." ”
"This is Zuojing, and the imitation is Luoyang City." Song Tieniu, who has grown up quickly in the continuous battle and has become a senior veteran, said with a smile: "Youjing over there imitates Chang'an, and the pattern is the same as Chang'an City." It's just that all the buildings are shrinking. ”
"Tsk." He Dazui glanced at the energetic Song Tieniu, "The top students who have gone to college are different, we don't know these things." ”
As a comrade-in-arms who lives and dies on the battlefield, Song Tieniu didn't care about He Dazui's ridicule. The reason why he is called a big mouth is because his mouth is too bad, otherwise he would have been sent to the military academy for further study.
"In the Tang Dynasty, Japan sent Tang envoys to the powerful Tang Dynasty to study, and was severely shocked by the extremely powerful Tang Dynasty. They are ruthless and copy the Tang Dynasty in all aspects, and this is the case with this Heianjing. Song Tieniu looked at He Dazui, but he was interested in talking, and said with a smile, "In terms of overall planning and layout, it is modeled on the symmetrical layout of Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty at that time, and the modular size of Fang City is similar to Luoyang, the eastern capital of the Tang Dynasty. The central axis of Suzaku Avenue is divided into two parts, Zuojing and Youjing (Zuojing on the east side and Youjing on the west side), according to the Suzaku Street in Chang'an, Heiankyo is called Zuojing and Youjing (the west side is Ukyo). It was also the only city in Japan before the Meiji Restoration. ”
"The only city?" He Dazui was obviously interested: "There is no other city in Japan?" ”
"Hmm." Song Tieniu nodded and spoke, "At that time, the Japanese thought that only this was a city, and the rest of the places were just countryside. ”
"That's interesting." He Dazui laughed loudly, and the surrounding marines were all proud and disdainful.
The powerful Ming Dynasty is full of metropolises that are far more prosperous than here, even the county towns of their respective hometowns are much stronger than here. The soldiers despised the Japanese and were proud of the strength of their country.
"I'm going to have some fun at night again." Walking through the dilapidated streets, I looked around at the Japanese who looked cowering or numb, especially the Japanese women who were starving. He Dazui approached Song Tieniu's side with a ** face and spoke softly. And Song Tieniu smiled and said nothing.
They've been in this kind of thing too much. Since the landing on Kyushu Island, this kind of thing has happened almost everywhere I go. Desperate and hungry, the Japanese could exchange everything that Daming was interested in for a little bit of food that no one wanted at all. The men could choose to fight for the Ming Dynasty, or do all kinds of things according to the requirements of the Ming soldiers, such as some extremely insulting performances.
And women, women in times of war. The only capital they can use is their own body.
During the war years, on the land of the enemy, the officers of the Ming Dynasty have always turned a blind eye to this kind of thing. The brutal war and the intense pressure of dying at any moment made the soldiers very depressed. It's far better to do something stress-relieving on enemy soil than to have them get back home.
"Do you still have rations?" Seeing that the residents here had no willingness to resist, the Ming soldiers relaxed their vigilance. Song Tieniu looked sideways at He Dazui and asked, "Mine ran out when I was in Osaka." ”
Not all Ming armies focused on women. Many Ming troops chose to exchange supplies for some valuables. Such as precious metals, fine knives, works of art, and everything else they feel valuable. Of course, many times the Ming army did not directly exchange materials, and they would also pick up their guns and ask the owner of the thing they fancied if he was willing to give it away for free.
"Hey, hey." He smiled weirdly and licked the corners of his mouth, "I won a lot when I played cards with those guys in the row the night before yesterday, and I shared some with you at night." ”
Gambling was strictly forbidden in the Ming army. However, if the soldiers' bargaining chips were cigarettes and military field rations, the officers generally did not bother. After all, many things can be relaxed in times of war, especially on the battlefield. No officer wants to let his soldiers live under tremendous stress all the time. Proper recreation is still permitted.
"I heard that there is a temple near here called Kinkaku-ji, and the temples inside are made of gold. Or we ......" Before Song Tieniu's words were finished, a strong and powerful hand was placed on his shoulder, and his shoulder hurt with such strength that he pinched it.
"Where?!" He Dazui's voice was like rubbing pig iron with a slight trembling sound. Song Tieniu turned his head and saw that a large number of colleagues with red eyes and mouths wide open had gathered beside him. (To be continued.) )