In the evening, in Nagano Prefecture, the temporary residence of the new Emperor Takamatsu in the mountains.

The new head of the military department, Kanaya Fanzo, has been with Emperor Takamatsu for the past few days, and although the actual location of the military headquarters is still dozens of kilometers away in the deep mountains, in times of crisis, Kanaya Fanzo must hold on to a thigh.

At least nominally, Emperor Takamatsu is the rightful Emperor of the Empire, and the power of the military has been weakened to a minimum due to the outbreak of nuclear war.

"Jin Gujun, what do you think of the Hanjing announcement distributed by the Chinese earlier today?"

Emperor Takamatsu put down a large document in his hand, yes, according to the original calculation, it involves the complicated situation between the Chinese and the Japanese.

At 8 o'clock local time in Hanjing, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Chinese Empire issued a declaration called the Hanjing Proclamation.

In the announcement, spokesman Li Zongren, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Chinese Empire, claimed:

“…… As the oldest nation in the world's history, the Chinese nation has always been to show peace, to treat people with friendliness, as the old saying goes, friends from afar are happy, however, in modern times, every guest from afar has feasted on this piece of fat in China.

The Chinese nation welcomed them with a tolerant and kind heart, but they were greeted with guns and bayonets.

All this has caused indelible damage to the Chinese Empire, to our Chinese people, and to our Chinese people.

In order to preserve the dignity of the nation, to make up for the wounds of the nation, and to restore the confidence of the nation, the Supreme Power Council of the Empire decided that the only prerequisite for the armistice negotiations of the war was the unconditional surrender of the Allies, otherwise, the Chinese Empire would do its utmost to ensure the final victory of the Empire, the victory of the Axis powers, and the great victory of all peace-loving peoples would not be undermined......

We are glad to see that the political axe of the book was able to recognize the historical mistakes, reflect deeply, and make the difficult decision of unconditional surrender, and we are cautious to accept the repentance of the political axe.

However, since the people of this country have caused us particularly heavy harm, it has been decided, after careful study, that when the following conditions are met, Japan will accept the unconditional surrender of the political axe, otherwise, the two countries will continue to be in a state of war, and we reserve the right and freedom to use any weapons.

1. The Chinese side will form a war crimes investigation team to investigate all war criminals on the Chinese side since the First Sino-Japanese War, and as long as they have not been buried in the ground, they will be brought out for trial.

2 Abolish the emperor system and make it a special ministry of ours.

3. Arrest militarists and search for potential harmful elements.

……”

Asked this question, Kanaya Fan San subconsciously shook his head.

Letting the emperor abdicate seems to be Hirohito's idea, but it is actually the result of Kanaya's instigation. An argument that Hirohito could recuperate with peace of mind and take the opportunity to avoid the Chinese political axe and pursue war crimes made Hirohito determined to throw the mess to Prince Takamatsu.

In fact, Kanaya Fan San may have been a main war faction in the past, but now he is a complete main peace faction, he knows that although he is not the number one war element, and the chief of the general staff is more like a puppet, but if he really wants to settle war crimes, he will definitely not be able to escape.

Rather than waiting to be killed by an atomic bomb or to be liquidated by the landing of the Chinese army on the island, it is better to rely on one's own prestige and seniority and take the opportunity of peace talks to wash away the charges of this war criminal.

"I don't have a choice between being a war criminal and betraying my country."

This is the inner confession of Kanaya Fan San in the dead of night.

He experienced the ups and downs of the peak of his administration, was injured when the Emperor's Palace was bombed, and miraculously suffered only minor radiation and minor injuries during the bombing of Tokyo, and even gained the reputation of rescuing the Emperor.

Only those who have brushed shoulders with death countless times know the horror of death, and Kanaya Fan San has experienced a long-term mental journey from the previous main battle faction, to the mid-term swing faction, to the current firm main surrender faction.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, the military headquarters has been disorganized, and the officers have gathered in groups, and their attitude towards the matter of unconditional surrender is not particularly consistent, but there are still a large number of troops loyal to His Majesty the Emperor. The four divisions in this vicinity will all swear allegiance to His Majesty the Emperor, and I will support His Majesty to the end whatever decision His Majesty makes. ”

Kanaya tried to organize more euphemistic language, but the result was still very eager, for fear that Takamatsu would "refuse the Chinese's request in anger."

But fortunately, Emperor Takamatsu and his are actually the same.

"The book is no longer the book it used to be. Looking around Asia, are there any other countries besides China? ”

Emperor Takamatsu smiled, as if he were casually joking.

When Kanaya Fan Sanyi heard this, he was shocked to discover, yes, are there any other countries in Asia? No!!

There are only two countries in Asia, China and Ben!!

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that we should accede to the Chinese's request. Otherwise, it will never end well. ”

Kanaya Fan San knelt down, bowed to the end, and said in a crying voice.

Takamatsu continued, "yes. Between being liquidated and being eliminated, should you choose to be liquidated. Between the death of the country and the extinction of the species, should we choose the death of the country. In the end, tens of millions of people died under nuclear bombs, or choose to completely submit to the Chinese, Jin Gujun, you tell me, how I should choose. ”

Jin Gu Fan San stood up, and he was also in tears, although this guy is an old fox, but in fact, at this time, it is false to say that there is no feeling at all.

"Your Majesty, the strength of the Chinese is already an unstoppable fact. They have the most powerful army in the world, the most powerful armored forces in the world, the most powerful air force and navy, and they also have the world's first and only nuclear weapons. The little one is already difficult to fight against this awakened dragon.

Your Majesty, please leave the great mission of confronting the Chinese to the Americans, who are too close to China, too small, and the Yamato nation need to be transformed. ”

Kanaya Fanzo thought that since the matter had come to this, it was better to tear his face and confess to the emperor, lest the emperor mistakenly think that he was a diehard in the military department, and the matter would become a big problem.

Emperor Takamatsu nodded, more approvingly, it seemed that his thoughts were the same as that of Kanaya Fanzo.

Burma, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, seven out of eight Soviet ...... Now it is all Chinese territory.

It is not as big as a province for the Chinese, and it is only more than 100 kilometers away from China, and the Chinese [***] bases in North Korea and the Far East can bomb any corner of the country in less than an hour.

"It's time to surrender completely, it's easy to say that all the jade shatters are here, this is the surname of tens of millions of people, and I must not be a sinner of the Yamato nation."

Emperor Takamatsu shook his head and denied the dangerous possibility.

Kanaya Fanzo: "How is His Majesty the Emperor going to deal with it?" ”

"Your Majesty Hirohito told me that there are a total of 35 elite divisions loyal to the Imperial Family, and these divisions can be mobilized at any time, and although they are located on the four islands, the number of divisions that can be mobilized around Nagano-Aichi Prefecture has reached 15, which can be described as a heavy gathering of troops."

Emperor Takamatsu stared at Kanaya Fan San and said seriously.

Kanaya Fan San was slightly stunned in his heart, he didn't expect Hirohito to have such a means, and under the strict control of the army by the military department, he could completely control 35 divisions.

"I have already contacted the majority of the ordinary officers of the military department who have expressed their support for the emperor's decision, and more than 60 percent of the division commanders have also expressed their firm support for the emperor's decision."

When Kanaya Fan San said this, a fierce light appeared in his eyes, "The Chinese want to liquidate the war criminals, and the group of uncooperative high-ranking dignitaries of the military department, I have sent people to control them, and they can be arrested at any time, and middle and high-ranking officers who have experience of invading China or fighting in the Far East will also be arrested uniformly."

Your Majesty, this is the only thing I can do for you, Your Majesty, and for the Yamato nation.

Perhaps, the next thing the Chinese will arrest is Lao Chen!! ”

Emperor Takamatsu couldn't help nodding again and again, this Kanaya Fan San is really not simple, worthy of being a heavy minister, the key is to be able to persuade Hirohito to put down power at the most critical time, and secretly be able to contact so many officers and division commanders, and place the emperor and the provisional military headquarters in the sphere of influence of the army under his firm control, it can be seen that it is not simple.

Of course, if it is a simple person, you will not be able to do the position of chief of the General Staff.

The most critical point, which Emperor Takamatsu may not understand, is that while Kanaya Fanzo was excluded by the military department, he was very trusted by Emperor Hirohito to balance Hideki Tojo.

Although he was ostracized, he was appointed as the person in charge of the training of recruits, and many of the appointments of officers of the new divisions were directly or indirectly won by him from the military department, or implemented by Hirohito's military forces.

At present, the situation in China is that there are not many officers and men who have committed war crimes of aggression against China, and to be precise, they have not been able to come back; in the battles in the northeast and the North China Plain in those years, countless Chinese troops were captured, killed, and wounded, and the Far East campaign was completely dumpling.

Those so-called war criminals, except for a few middle- and low-ranking officers, were basically concentrated in the military headquarters, and they were all over as soon as they were caught, and the real commanders of the new divisions did not even have time to board China, except for the Chinese planes that flew over their heads every day, they did not even know what the enemy looked like.

Therefore, the Chinese's demand for liquidating war criminals and arresting and trying war criminals seems to be strict, but in fact it does not pose a threat to the majority of officers and soldiers at all.

"That's the best, then everything is up to Jingu-kun."

The Emperor bowed slightly and faced Kanaya Fanzo. Kanaya Ranzo naturally understood that Emperor Takamatsu was determined to surrender no matter what, to protect the Yamato nation from extinction, and what he had to do was to act as a villain, act as that dog-eat-dog dog, and arrest those war criminals, those so-called Yamato elites.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look in the direction of China, and secretly said in his heart, "None of the Chinese soldiers have yet to go to the island, and they are going to be in chaos first, and they can meet the requirements without a single shot, but we have to do it." ”

That night, a bloody arrest and massacre known as the Nagano Incident began in the local annals of the Yamato region in later generations, led by Emperor Takamatsu and the interim head of the military department, Kanaya Nobuzo.

(To be continued)