At the same time, a high-level meeting was also going on in the Tokyo base camp.

Naturally, the purpose of the discussion is how Japan chooses its path in the future, and it is a matter of life and death for Japan.

In fact, Japan cannot be blamed for such a move, China has always pressed on Japan's chest like a mountain, especially when China shows its dissatisfaction with Japan. Japan, which had always been surrounded by trouble, suddenly felt a great sense of crisis.

In addition, Japan was defeated in the war that year, and a large amount of money was compensated, and it also lost face. This made Japan breathe a sigh of relief, vowing to make China's blood debt repayable. Although the Americans knocked on Japan's door with strong ships and cannons, China's defeat of Japan was completely incomparable with that time.

Japan took China as the sick man of East Asia, the Opium War, the Eight-Nation Alliance, the First Sino-Japanese Naval War... After the war, Japan has completely taken China into its pocket. They were eager to see through the land of China, and could not sit idly by and watch the various benefits that the Western powers had made on the land of China in those years, for fear that the benefits left to Japan would become less and less.

At that time, Japan sent troops to China in the posture of a "strong man", but was severely taught a lesson by China. How can this convince Japan that the sick man of East Asia, who has always been in the eyes of Japan, has fought back and defeated Japan, which has always claimed to be the boss of Asia. How can this slap make the Japanese forget Chiguoguo's counterattack. interests and face were kicked to the country of Java by China.

The person who beats someone is beaten, and the person who robs is robbed, which is a scar that cannot be erased forever.

At that time, for various reasons, Japan admitted defeat in the war. For more than 10 years, he continued to develop his military strength and increase the intensity of the iron heel of aggression. These are all preparations for Japan's revenge in the future.

When the war broke out, Japan achieved great results one after another, and the whole of Japan was stimulated with confidence by the good news of victory.

Whether it was the Americans, the British, the Fortune Nationals, or the Soviets, they were all defeated again and again at the hands of the Japanese army. From the military to the top of the base camp, in fact, they are almost carried away by the victory.

Countless cargo ships brought shiploads of cargo from the occupied territories back to Japan. Wealth from robbery. Japan's economy began to emerge from its former hardships, which led to a growing number of people supporting the war.

From various minerals and raw materials, to petroleum and rubber, to a wide variety of materials. A large number of cargo ships carrying these supplies. I arrive in Japan every day. Various terminals in Japan. It's all unusually busy. A large number of laborers are constantly unloading and unloading goods every winter morning and night.

The Japanese people no longer need to eat the little food that is distributed every day, because a lot of food is brought back from the occupied territories every day. Food rations have increased dramatically. Occasionally, you can also eat fragrant rice balls.

Suffice it to say that, stimulated by the interests of the war, the entire Japanese nation began to go crazy. In the past, it was the military and the top brass who went crazy, but now even ordinary Japanese people have become crazy.

The crowds that used to be everywhere in the streets protesting against militarism have largely disappeared. Because no one will listen to them anymore, and the leaflets have become garbage on the streets, and no one picks them up and reads them. Hideki Tojo's secret police,Rare idleness。

These changes are all changes that quietly occur after a shipload of goods arrives in Japan. The soldiers sent back the "booty" they had captured, and the militaristic propaganda machine was constantly running. Ethnic groups that are even crazier than later generations have emerged in East Asia.

The acquisition of a large amount of land and a vast territory that all Japanese people dare not dream of not only bringing Japan a superficial prosperity, but also bringing countless military supplies to Japan. In particular, steel and oil, as well as rubber wood, are the most needed and scarce in Japan. No matter what kind of materials and materials can be collected in the occupied areas today, this is unimaginable in Japan in the past.

While the huge war interests have brought the sweetness to the whole of Japan, it has also brought a stronger sense of crisis to the whole of Japan. They were afraid of losing everything they had now and returning to that cramped little island nation. They fear that their current interests will be taken away from them, and that countless resources and wealth will become a flash in the pan.

Therefore, they armed the "soft bones" of the occupied area as much as possible to form a huge puppet army. Especially in Indonesia, a large number of Indonesians took refuge in Japan, acquiescing to Japanese rule. In order to eat three meals a day, he picked up the weapons distributed by the Japanese and joined the puppet government army supported by Japan. Become a dog under the hands of the Japanese, hoping that Japan will reward them with some scraps from time to time.

With the support of huge resources, Japan's domestic industrial capacity has also been rising, especially its military production capacity, which is changing with each passing day. Coupled with the weapons purchased from China before, the crazy Japan relied on its own army of up to six million to arm more than four million puppet troops, and it can arm two or three million puppet troops again at any time.

Arming such a large number of troops is a direct manifestation of Japan's own troubles. Perhaps only a larger army can make Japan feel a little reassured.

As for hearing Chen Shao's words, it was as if a major earthquake had occurred in Japan. They were afraid, afraid that China would seize everything that Japan now had and bring Japan back to its original form.

The Japanese hate China and want to wash away the shame in their dreams. However, it is undeniable that the Japanese are afraid of China today, not only in terms of the military, but also in terms of China's huge war potential. The person who knows himself best is not himself, but his enemy.

Japanese culture is closely related to Chinese culture, as evidenced by the Mandarin language that appears from time to time in Japanese writing. Most literate Japanese people are aware of Chinese culture, and in the earliest days, China has always been Japan's Celestial Empire, and Japan was in awe of China at that time.

Most Japanese soldiers have been learning the ancient Chinese art of war, even in later generations. Whether it was the previous war of aggression against Korea or the First Sino-Japanese War that followed, Japan was testing China in an all-round way. Later, he was defeated by Chen Shao, who suddenly appeared, which has also become the most profound lesson for Japan.

Knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent will not be defeated in a hundred battles, and the importance of intelligence work has become more prominent. Although most of Japan's espionage agencies established in China have been wiped out, in recent years, Japan has gradually resumed intelligence spying on China, but this kind of espionage has become very low-key and hidden.

Although Japan's intelligence agencies in China are not as large as they used to be, and their intelligence spying capabilities are not as sound as yours, the Japanese side has still obtained a lot of information, especially China's industrial capacity.

China's military power is very vague to Japan. But judging from the industrial capacity and population base of China, the Japanese can draw a very frightening conclusion. As long as China is willing, it can arm tens of millions of troops at any time.

The 70 million Japanese can arm 6 million troops, and the 60,000 Chinese can arm as many troops. A direct comparison can be drawn.

Japan did not doubt China's ability to mobilize, and with Chen Shao's prestige in China, it would not be difficult to mobilize tens of millions of troops. What's more, some Japanese military personnel still believe that if China is united, it will be impossible to arm hundreds of millions of troops at that time. You see, even the Soviet Union has armed nearly 20 million troops, and this is not the limit of the Soviet Union.

That's why Hideki Tojo wanted to assassinate Chen Shao at the beginning. He always hoped that the land of China would fall into war again, or lose Chen Shao, a leader of faith, which would greatly damage the morale of the whole country. Even the worst can blame others.

This is a direct manifestation of Japan's desire to become the boss of Asia again because it is unwilling to have a strong neighbor around it. It is also a manifestation of their own worries, after all, China and Japan are not polite, that is called enemies, even if there is Germany in the middle, but the hatred has not subsided, and sooner or later there will be a war.

Hideki Tojo never regretted his decision, and there were two paths to take in the face of China and Japan. One is to digest the current occupied areas, wait for a few decades, and then seek revenge from China when Japan is completely self-reliant. But there is a question on this road, will China watch Japan strengthen itself?

Therefore, Hideki Tojo chose the second way, pulling China into the water, pulling China into the quagmire of war, consuming China's national strength, and offsetting the gap between the two sides. Whether it is the USSR or the United States, it is a good choice. Assassinating Chen Shao, Hideki Tojo achieved his goal. But things changed too quickly, and he got his wish, and China declared war on the Allies, and also fought with the Allies.

And Japan is also in big trouble, and to this day Tojo Hideki still can't understand what made China look at Japan with suspicion, and still show that kind of conclusive evidence.

At that time, Japan did not use any Japanese to participate, and even the assassins were provided by Germany, so there is no clue at all that Japan was involved.

If Hideki Tojo knew that there was a spy by his side, perhaps the Allies sent a team of "Japanese" to join the assassination, then he would not have any doubts.

In the eyes of outsiders, Chen Shao's sentence is likely to be a temptation, but in his opinion, the meaning of this sentence is quite obvious, and he doesn't want to use luck to consider the problem. Therefore, he made abnormal moves of the Japanese army at this stage, and he did not dare to have any luck with China.

There is another point that makes Hideki Tojo have to do this, the Chinese emperor has never had a very good attitude towards Japan, and he was assassinated again, in his opinion, this hatred is great. Even if there is no evidence that Japan did it, according to the temper of emperors since ancient times, it is very likely that they would rather kill the wrong person than let it go.

Therefore, Hideki Tojo did not dare to have any luck mentality. And in his opinion, maybe this incident is still a good opportunity, a good opportunity to defeat China. (To be continued.) )