As of today, 11 cities in Japan have been bombed by the South China Air Force, and Japan's industry has basically come to a standstill, and even if production is to resume, it will take a long time to recover and rebuild, and a lot of money will need to be invested.

According to statistics, the number of homeless people in Japan has reached one million or even more because of the bombing, and because of the relief, the government has to invest a lot of materials and food every day, and some local governments have asked for support many times, otherwise there will be a shortage of food in the near future.

At that time, the peasants who did not have food and drink would also become locusts, endangering the interests of others, and then the danger to Japan would be even greater.

However, the Japanese government cannot come up with such a large amount of materials at present, so it can only support it as much as possible, and telegraphed the local government to find a way to raise it on its own, but this is not a long-term solution.

Many people understand that Japan has already lost, and since Japan was bombed by the air force and there was no countermeasure, Japan has completely lost, and it cannot resist but be beaten passively, and it will not be able to last long.

However, everyone understands the fact, who is the first to speak, and all of you here are the highest level of personnel in Japan, and no one wants to bear the name of an incompetent and timid surrender.

So the venue fell silent for a while.

With a "snap", War Minister Kenichi Oshima slapped the table and stood up, and said loudly: "I resolutely do not agree to surrender, our Japan has not yet been defeated, no matter how Nanhua bombs our cities, can he bomb the whole of Japan." ”

"We have a population of more than 50 million in Japan, what are we afraid of if a few people die, how many soldiers are there in Nanhua, they have no ability to directly attack the main island of Japan, if they dare to attack the rest of the island, they will be directly trapped to death by the resisting Japanese."

"We are the Yamato nation. It is an unyielding nation, how many battles have our ancestors experienced, is it just that now we are only encountering such a difficulty, we will give in, no, resolutely not. As long as we do not surrender, Japan will still be a country, a country of our own Japanese, and if we surrender, then we will all become slaves of the country. ”

"How many bombs and soldiers there are in Nanhua, it is impossible for them to land on the island, and they will only be able to show their majesty in places where we can't reach them. Some time ago, we launched an attack on the South China Army stationed on the outskirts of Yokosuka, and we almost repelled the enemy and occupied the position, if it weren't for the enemy's use of battleships and artillery to help, we would have almost succeeded. Therefore, in a ground war, we Japan will not be afraid of their South China country. ”

After saying this in one breath, Kenichi Oshima sat down directly. It took several breaths to calm down the excitement.

Terauchi Masatsuki didn't speak, and continued to scan everyone who was doing it with his eyes. See if anyone is willing to give their opinion.

"Your Excellency Kenichi Oshima, I would like to ask if Japan still has a chance to defeat the enemy." The question was asked by Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, and Culture, Ryohei Okada, who is the cabinet minister in charge of Japan's education, science and technology, academia, culture, and sports.

Kenichi Oshima was stunned when he asked this sentence, he really had no way to answer, and glanced at the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, and Culture, Ryohi Okada. I can only keep my mouth shut and not speak.

Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, and Culture Ryohei Okada continued, "I know that no one wants to admit defeat, and defeat may mean destruction, and Japan is our motherland, and who wants to see their country perish." However, now that the empire is facing an unprecedented crisis, do you just choose to sacrifice the interests and lives of the people without doing anything? ”

"Of course, I don't want to surrender either, but South China is pressing forward step by step, and there are not many options for us, can we reopen negotiations and ask Britain, France, and Americans to be mediators to resolve this crisis, which is much better than doing nothing and just waiting for the enemy's bombs to drop on our heads."

At this time, the foreign minister said: "In terms of procedure, diplomatic negotiations have not been stopped, but they have been suspended, and when the island was bombed for the first time, His Excellency the Prime Minister sent a note to Britain, France, and other countries, hoping to start negotiations again, but South China has not replied." ”

"We can recover a telegram, also in the form of a clear telegram, saying that we want to stop the war, restart negotiations, and hope that South China will stop the inhumane bombing in the spirit of humanitarianism, and it is estimated that this will be supported and recognized by other countries, Guo Yu will also consider this factor, and will have some scruples, maybe we can drag this section over, and then speed up the pace of restarting negotiations, and sit down at the negotiating table, at that time, what conditions do you have? It can be said again that it is much better than being bombed by Nanhua so constantly, and now our losses are too great. ”

After listening to the words of the Great Tibetan Minister, many people nodded, feeling that this strategy was still feasible.

The meeting will be held here, and no one will speak, and Terauchi Shouichi knows that he probably doesn't have any good ideas, and said: "I will inform His Majesty of the Cabinet's opinion, and ask His Majesty to decide, everyone disperse, there are still many things in the country that need to be dealt with, I hope there will be no greater chaos in the country, please everyone." ”

After the meeting, Terauchi drove to the Emperor's Palace and asked to meet His Majesty the Taisho Emperor.

At this time, Emperor Taisho Xià has already looked a little old, since the last time he was injured by the bombing, his mental state has not been very good, and he often wakes up when he sleeps, and it is estimated that he has fallen into the root of the disease.

Emperor Taisho, who was already a little mentally abnormal, is now even more nervous.

"Your Majesty, Nanhua sent a telegram demanding that Japan surrender, otherwise it would bomb Tokyo again." As soon as Shouichi Terauchi finished speaking, Emperor Taisho jumped up and shouted: "What, you still want to bomb Tokyo, no, I want to hide quickly, chief of guards, inform people, let's go to Kanagawa Prefecture to hide." ”

Emperor Taisho stood up and was about to go out, but the temple quickly stopped Emperor Taisho and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty still has something to report, please be sure to listen to it and leave, and when the time comes, Your Majesty will personally send someone to see you there." ”

"Ah, you have something to report, you can say it." Feeling that he was a little out of shape, Emperor Taisho went back.

"Your Majesty, Nanhua has asked us to surrender, the cabinet has held a meeting, resolutely not to surrender, in order to stabilize Nanhua, the empire will reopen negotiations, and when the time comes, we will have to be embarrassed by Nanhua, and our empire may have to pay some price." Masaki Terauchi said.

"As long as you don't bomb, negotiate, you can, you can call the shots, okay, you go back, I'm going to Kanagawa to spend the summer, now the prince is in charge of the country, if there is anything, you can find Hirohito." After saying these words, Emperor Taisho turned around and left in a hurry, and he didn't need to send someone from Terauchi Masayi to send him, he took the palace guards and went directly out of Tokyo City.

Terauchi Masashi had to find Crown Prince Hirohito, in fact, as early as a few years ago, the spirit of Emperor Taisho became more and more confused, and the members of the Council of Elders and Cabinet in the country were all interested in Hirohito's supervision, for which Emperor Taisho felt that his authority was being challenged, and fortunately he lost his temper, but in the end he acquiesced to such a result.

It made the cabinet and Emperor Taisho a little unhappy, and now that Emperor Taisho has left, Terauchi Masashi has to find Crown Prince Hirohito and ask for advice.

Surrender, this is definitely not a good choice, Crown Prince Hirohito, as the prince, and the prince who has already mastered the real power, naturally does not want the country he takes over, it is a defeated country, he is not willing to be the monarch of a defeated country, and even become the king of the dead country.

"Prime Minister Terauchi, please be sure to organize to continue to resist, I also know that the current situation in the country is critical, but the difficulties can always be overcome, if the empire surrenders, then the chance of rising again is even slimmer." Although Hirohito is still very young, he is very old in doing things and talking.

"Your Majesty has already moved to Kanagawa, please go with His Royal Highness the Prince, Tokyo is too dangerous now, and no one can say when Nanhua will attack Tokyo, so let's prepare early." Masaki Terauchi persuaded.

"No, I want to be with the country, and I will stick to Tokyo and continue to live in the Imperial Palace to stabilize people's hearts." The boy is still very responsible.

This is a good time to buy people's hearts and establish prestige, Hirohito doesn't want to leave, for his own imperial family, for his future, even if he is afraid, he has to stay here.

Four hours have passed since Japan received the telegram from Nanhua, and during this time, many people have been following the development of the situation here.

At 11 o'clock in the morning, Japan sent a telegram to Nanhua in the form of a clear code, saying that Japan did not agree to surrender and that starting a war might not be the best choice for the two countries, and the Japanese Government hoped that peace talks could continue with Nanhua.

Then, the Japanese government also came up with a series of figures, which are absolutely shocking in terms of the number of dead and injured people, lost property and homeless people since the bombing of Japan by Nanhua.

"Since the bombing of Japan by Nanhua on the 9th, Japan has killed more than 50,000 people, injured more than 100,000, lost about 150 million yen in property, and now 1.58 million people are homeless.

After Japan expressed its own opinions, the consuls of various countries also expressed their opinions on behalf of their own countries, including Britain, France, the United States, and other countries, hoping that the two countries could stop the war, and peace talks were the only way to solve the problem.

Some people say that war cannot involve civilians, which is a sign of brutality, and some people say that war has nothing to do with right or wrong, only about winning or losing, and only the victor can speak, and the loser has no right to refute.

For a while, the whole of Asia became very lively, but many people knew that the final decision still depended on Nanhua and the strong man who single-handedly established this country, Guo Yu. (To be continued......)