Chapter 81: Forced Landing
"You can choose to try to see if I will do that, but I advise you to give up this plan, because I will definitely do it, but the consequences of that kind of thing are definitely unbearable for your country, and I think it should be a hundred times more tragic than that of Nanjing." Zhao Zhi's words made Emperor Hirohito tremble like chaff, he had seen the photos brought back to Japan by the reporter of the Asahi Newspaper from Nanjing, and naturally knew what had happened after Nanjing was broken by the imperial army at that time.
"Maybe you think I'm coaxing you, but if I were you, of course I would think so, after all, you still have millions of troops in Japan, and you can kill them in China at any time." Zhao Zhi smiled and took out a cigar and handed it to Emperor Hirohito in the seat, after refusing, Zhao Zhi was not angry, but smiled and continued, "It's not strange that you have this kind of thought, I'm afraid that you are now thinking about how to retaliate against me." Zhao Zhi's eyes that seemed to be able to perceive everything made Emperor Hirohito subconsciously turn his head and not dare to look at Zhao Zhi, but he did want to take revenge on Zhao Zhi in his heart just now.
"Look, I'm right, you're also an emperor, why are you so small-bellied? How can this amount of energy control a country, no wonder I will be directly captured by my people, I think that those cabinet ministers under you are afraid that they are all with you a virtue, right? As soon as Zhao Zhi changed his words, he immediately turned into the role of a teacher, and Emperor Hirohito did not refute it when he taught him a lesson, but just sat in the chair and glared at Zhao Zhi angrily, and Zhang Hua and the others who watched it laughed secretly.
"Forget it, I won't tell you this, let's talk about something practical." Zhao Zhi dragged the chair behind him and sat down face to face with Emperor Hirohito, "You know that I still have hundreds of thousands of South Asian natives under my command, and those people are not regular soldiers, they only kill and rob. Guess what would happen to your capital if I transferred them all to Tokyo, and I guess it wouldn't take three days for Tokyo to be wiped out of your territory. Because all the Japanese here will die, except for you and your royal family, I will keep you alive, let you live and watch your country be swallowed up by the fire and turned to ashes. ”
"I don't like to hear it, and I haven't gotten to the point yet." Seeing that Emperor Hirohito twisted his head again, Zhao Zhi laughed loudly. Being able to humiliate the emperor of Japan face-to-face is also a pleasure for Zhao Zhi, and this feeling of controlling the fate of others is very comfortable for Zhao Zhi. Of course, Zhao Zhi did this on purpose, and it was the result of Zhao Zhi's discussion with those staff members before he landed in the palace, first using the extermination plan and words to hit Emperor Hirohito's psychological endurance, and then after Emperor Hirohito's psychological collapse, he forced the emperor to issue an edict announcing his surrender.
"I can't kill all the Japanese, but I can at least kill half of your native population before those overseas troops return to the mainland, in fact, when I came here, my troops were doing this, and the refugees who were driven from Kyushu to Honshu Island may be digging a hole now, because I will kill them all and bury them alive, just like your army did in Nanjing, do you think my plan is good?"
"Your troops, especially those of the Kwantung Army, are indeed very combat-ready, I admit that, but don't forget the current population of China, if they knew that the Thunder had taken Kyushu Island and were attacking Tokyo, do you think they would still be passive in the war? Even if it is to exchange two for the life of one of your soldiers, I think the troops of the National Government will be happy with this deal, because the Chinese die and you Japanese cannot afford to die, and the population is gone, and the country will do nothing. ”
Emperor Hirohito was like a stone in a pit and did not react to Zhao Zhi's words, but Zhao Zhi could tell from the corner of Emperor Hirohito's eyes that the old boy's heart was not as calm as his expression. Emperor Hirohito thought that what Zhao Zhi said was nonsense, but Zhao Zhi's last sentence that the population was gone, what use did the country do, but Emperor Hirohito secretly frightened, if Zhao Zhi really ordered his troops to massacre more than half of the total population of Japan, then even if the imperial army wiped out Zhao Zhi and his thunder, Japan would lose the ability to control the whole of Asia.
"What exactly do you want? Money? Power? Woman? Emperor Hirohito, who had been silent, finally spoke, so that Zhao Zhi, who was secretly observing him, was completely relieved, as long as Emperor Hirohito could open his mouth to talk to him, this matter would be easy to do. Emperor Hirohito said everything he could think of for Zhao Zhi, but Zhao Zhi, who was sitting opposite him, kept shaking his head, because he was not interested in any of them, especially listening to the meaning of Emperor Hirohito's words, which meant that he wanted to thunder and secretly form an alliance with Japan.
"You really think about it, the American troops are about to land on your mainland in large numbers, do you think Japan still has the ability and opportunity to continue fighting?" Seeing that Emperor Hirohito didn't believe what he said, Zhao Zhi smiled and took out a few telegraphs and handed them to Emperor Hirohito, "I know that you can speak Chinese, then you should also know Chinese characters, take a good look at it, and see if I lied to you." ”
Of course, Zhao Zhi was not trying to deceive Emperor Hirohito, and those telegrams and newspapers were all the contents of Zhao Zhi's mobilization of troops north to the Japanese mainland, and there were also reply telegrams from the US military, from which it was not difficult to see the unfavorable situation that the Japanese mainland would face. "200,000 Thunder troops and 90,000 U.S. troops will land in Tokyo Bay within three days, I'm afraid that your Tokyo City may not be able to hold on for even two days, so I said that I am here to save you, if your royal family is exterminated, I think there is no need for Japan to exist."
"I'm here to persuade you to surrender, if you don't want to do this, then I will order all the troops that land on your mainland to immediately implement the extermination plan, before your reinforcements rush back, I am absolutely sure that more than 30 million people will be killed, and most of these people killed are your young men, I think you may not even be able to carry out the conscription by then." Now that Emperor Hirohito has opened his mouth, Zhao Zhi also directly said his plan.
"In today's world situation, I think you, the emperor, should know better than me, the Americans' war machine has been activated, you are a small country and the United States are enemies, how much do you think the chances of victory can be, not to mention that there is now China and our thunder involved, I don't think I need to tell you more about these reasons." Emperor Hirohito's expression at this moment had already revealed his inner struggle, and seeing that Emperor Hirohito's resoluteness had been loosened, Zhao Zhi threw out other topics while the iron was hot.
"The purpose of our Thunder is not to kill your territory, we just want to end this damn war as soon as possible, everyone only has one life, but the soldiers of Thunder are not afraid of death. Every one of them came from the occupied areas, and each of them had relatives and friends who died under the guns of your Japanese troops, so if I gave the order to open fire on you Japanese without restrictions, as long as I provided them with enough ammunition, I think my soldiers would be willing to trade their lives for more Japanese lives. ”
"You just want our empire's armies to lay down their arms?" Emperor Hirohito still didn't believe Zhao Zhi's words, but what Zhao Zhi took out made him have to be cautious about what Zhao Zhi said, because the momentum of Japan's early expansion was too fast, and now there have been military supplies in many areas controlled by the Japanese army that cannot keep up with the supply.
"What do you think? Do you still have the money to negotiate terms with me? Zhao Zhi walked out of the main hall with a smile, because he knew that Emperor Hirohito's heart had been touched, and this careerist would never watch Zhao Zhi carry out an extermination plan against the Japanese mainland, because Emperor Hirohito knew what would happen to Japan without population. Tell the brethren to keep an eye on the door, watch out for the Japanese army outside, as long as we hold on to today, I think a miracle will happen. Zhao Zhi's words made Zhang Hua a little puzzled, but seeing that Zhao Zhi was in a good mood, Zhang Hua also laughed.
Emperor Hirohito was left in the main hall by Zhao Zhi, he just wanted to let this ambitious guy stay in his palace, and when he was indulging in the glory of the past, Emperor Hirohito would also feel the threat from the thunder, and the dozen or so mercenaries in the main hall who were on duty as guards were not given for nothing. After walking back and forth in the main hall a few times, the haggard Emperor Hirohito sat on the steps at the entrance of the main hall, and the mercenaries guarding him did not allow him to leave the confines of the main hall, so he could walk to the position of the steps at most.
"Grandpa, what the hell should I do? Do you have to accede to the request of the Shina man? But if I don't, we will have the possibility of the destruction of the Great Japanese Empire, which has been inherited for hundreds of years, and I don't want it to be destroyed in my hands. Emperor Hirohito tilted his head to the sky and let the afternoon sun shine on his face, but unfortunately the current smoke over downtown Tokyo did not allow Emperor Hirohito's intention to bask in the sun to continue.
"What should I do? What exactly should I do? If he hadn't declared these loaded "guards", perhaps Emperor Hirohito would have gone to the shrine to find the answer he wanted, but now that he is under house arrest, it is all Zhao Zhi's acquiescence that he can come to the main hall, and these mercenaries who are guarding him will never allow the emperor to go to the shrine.
"Go and ask your General Zhao to come over, I think I already have the answer to tell him." After sitting silently on the steps of the main hall for half an hour, the current Emperor Hirohito looked as if he was suddenly much older, but his voice was not as hoarse as when he talked to Zhao Zhi, and it was not difficult to see from the eyes of Emperor Hirohito that he already had an idea in his heart.