The Japanese celebrate the New Year, but not the Spring Festival.

However, Hirohito Di Gong really remembered the Chinese New Year this time...... On the first day of the Chinese New Year, his territory was bombed.

Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Fukuoka, Kitakyushu!

Heavy losses.

The Sasebo military port in Nagasaki was bombed in the early morning of the first day of the Chinese New Year. Because the other side threw heavy bombs, which were powerful, six warships were sunk and eight warships were damaged before the navy could react. Among the warships sunk, three cruisers, two light cruisers, and three of the eight warships damaged were severely damaged. This is not the most hateful, the most hateful thing is that one of the three warships that was badly damaged was the battleship "King Kong". This is the treasure of the entire Great Japanese Empire.

In Kumamoto, the city was bombarded with massive gasoline bombs, and half of the city was almost reduced to ashes by the winter sea breeze.

Fukuoka, the same urban area, was bombed on a massive scale, and the city burst into flames, killing and injuring many residents, but countless people lost their homes overnight.

However, none of this compares to the loss of Kitakyushu that made Hirohito Tsumiya angry...... The pride of the Japanese Empire, the local Hachiman Iron Works was blasted several blast furnaces. Not only that, but because the other side threw incendiary bombs, a large amount of coal used for steelmaking was ignited in the outer room of the iron plant, causing a raging fire inside the iron plant......

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"Zhuqing, who can give me an explanation?"

Hirohito Hirohito, of course, that's just his previous name, he is now called Emperor Hirohito, and the year name is Showa. The 124th Emperor of the Empire of Japan, in Japan, is regarded as the embodiment of the gods in the mortal world. However, at this moment, although his tone was calm, the twitching of the skin on his face from time to time showed the anger in his chest...... A kind of anger that someone has been smacked hard for a few big ear scrapers. From time to time, his gaze swept over the important ministers kneeling on both sides, as if he wanted to pick someone out and stab a few times to vent his anger.

"What, no one is talking?" No one answered, and the anger in Hirohito's chest grew: "Haven't we already cornered Shina and established a new government there?" Why will the bombs of the people of China fall on the mainland? Who can tell me? ”

"Your Majesty ......" Prime Minister Mitsumasa Yonechi hesitated. He bowed to Hirohito, "It's the minister's fault." The minister was negligent in taking precautions, and he didn't expect that the people of China would actually ......"

"It's the Army's fault." Zengo Yoshida suddenly interrupted Mitsumasa Yoneuchi's words, and his eyes stared straight at Shunroku Lu Xianghata: "The reason why the planes of the Shina people can fly to the mainland is because they have the closest base to the mainland, Ningbo. But since the beginning of the Shina Incident, it has been until now. It's been more than two years, but the army has not captured the city. This gave the people of China a forward base to bomb us. ”

"Yaga! If according to Yoshida Kaixiang. Ningbo is a coastal city, why can't the navy take it down? Toshimi Hata was furious and immediately shouted.

"Shunroku Hatata, you mean that we should put wheels on the battleship? If that's the case, what else do you want your army to do? Our Navy can do everything. Yoshida sneered.

"Then I'd like to ask Umiko Yoshida all the time. How did you know that the plane of the people of Ludaochina took off from Ningbo? Hideki Tojo, the undersecretary of the army behind Shunroku Hata, asked in a dark voice.

"According to the description of the naval officer of Sasebo Port, the Shina Air Force flew from a direction almost due east. But where is due east of Nagasaki? Shanghai! But now that Shanghai is under the occupation of the imperial army, only Ningbo, which has not yet been captured by the army, is likely to become the starting point of the Chinese air force. Not to mention that this is not the first time. The year before last, didn't the 'paper bombardment' of the people of China also start from Ningbo? Yoshida Zengo said solemnly.

"Admirals of Sasebo Naval Port?" Hideki Tojo sneered grimly: "What a joke." One of the most important military ports in the western part of the empire was bombed in broad daylight, and the navy was so frightened that it didn't even counterattack, and just let the enemy go...... Do you still have the face to blame our Army? ”

"The Air Force of the Chinese should have been wiped out a long time ago. For this reason, our navy has lent me an aviation unit to your army, but what have you done? On the contrary, the air force of the people of China is getting stronger and stronger! Yoshida said hatefully: "If it weren't for the incompetence of the army, how would we be humiliated like today?" ”

"From Ningbo in China to the mainland, there is a large ocean...... Haven't your navy always prided itself on protecting the territorial waters of the Empire? Why did the people of China fly over from the sea? Shunroku Hata shouted.

"Yaga ......"

"Enough!" Hirohito cut off the quarrel of several ministers in a deep voice, "What I want to hear now is not the quarrel between your army and navy, let alone who is responsible...... I just want to know the way, is the local area still safe? Today the people of China can bomb Kyushu, so will they be able to bomb Honshu tomorrow? Or even bomb Tokyo? ”

"The ministers are guilty!"

Mitsumasa Yonechi took the lead, and a group of important ministers knelt on the ground one after another.

"The territory of the empire is sacrosanct!" Hirohito looked at everyone expressionlessly, "I don't want another time. ”

"Hey!"

"Aiqing Mine!" Hirohito looked at Mitsumasa Yonechi again.

"Your Majesty!"

Mitsumasa Yonechi was numb by Hirohito's scalp. In fact, he did not want to be the prime minister himself, but was forcibly appointed by Hirohito. Because being prime minister at this time is never a good thing. His predecessor, Nobuyuki Abe, was born as an army general, was good at discerning the direction of the political wind, and knew quite well the art of "wise self-preservation", so he was put on the throne of prime minister by the army after Konoe Fumima and Hiranuma Kiichiro stepped down one after another. However, after Nobuyuki Abe took office, he did not achieve anything for various reasons.

In terms of diplomacy, the expiration of the "Japan-US Treaty of Commerce and Navigation" with the Americans but the inability to renew it means that the United States can restrict or even completely ban exports to Japan at any time, and the result will not only make it difficult for Japan to continue the war, but will also greatly affect the rise and fall of Japan's economic development. In terms of domestic affairs, the protracted war and the implementation of the wartime domination economy have dramatically disintegrated the foundations of the Japanese national economy and disrupted the daily lives of the people. Prices are rising. The shortage of goods has become so severe that even daily necessities such as matches and soap have disappeared from the market. In November 1939, Nobuyuki Abe adjusted the policy of rice price rule, raising the price of brown rice from 38 yen to 43 yen per stone, setting public prices for food, metal products, fuel, and silk products, and issuing a price freeze and a wage freeze. As a result of this policy that undermined the people, the black market trade flourished, prices skyrocketed, and the general public who were struggling to die was a drain on the bottom of the pot.

Nobuyuki Abe's failure in domestic and foreign policies has aroused dissatisfaction among the masses with the government. It also disappointed the ruling class, including the emperor. When the 75th session of the Diet was convened in December 1939, the political parties in the Diet spontaneously organized themselves and jointly submitted a motion of no confidence in the Cabinet and demanded Abe's resignation. Abe has reshuffled his cabinet by appointing two political party members. An attempt to break up the offensive of political parties. However, the campaign for the collapse of the government on the part of the political parties has not stopped. Once again, 276 MPs were jointly petitioned to impeach the government. Things have come to this point. Abe is also counting on the forced dissolution of parliament with the support of the army to prolong the life of the government. However, the military ministry had lost confidence in him, and fearing that the dissolution of the parliament would further fuel the anti-military and anti-war sentiments of the people, decided to abandon Abe. That is, after the Navy declared that he was opposed to the dissolution of the parliament, Shunroku Hakubata met with Abe and hoped that he would consider leaving the opposition for the sake of the political situation. Such. Abe, who was originally carried by the army in a palanquin, was pulled down from the palanquin by the army after only four and a half months in power.

After the fall of Nobuyuki Abe, no one was willing to take over the prime minister's position. Because everyone knows very well that Japan is in a mess right now. It's not just the economy that is on the verge of collapse. Foreign wars have also fallen into a literal quagmire. The most important thing is that the military ministry is already in control of the country, and if the prime minister does not act according to the wishes of the military department, he will not want to hold power, in other words, he will not be able to fundamentally solve the problems facing Japan. Therefore, even if Hirohito revealed his desire to form a cabinet with Mitsumasa Yonechi, Mitsumasa Yonechi did not move, as if he did not hear it. But Mitsumasa Yonechi didn't expect that Hirohito's most reckless queen would directly announce loudly at the imperial meeting, "I, order Aiqing to form a cabinet"! The emperor is a god, and the will of God cannot be disobeyed, and at this time, Mitsumasa Yonechi had no choice but to become prime minister.

Unexpectedly, less than a month after taking office, the Japanese mainland was bombed by the Chinese Air Force on a large scale.

At this moment, Mitsumasa Yonechi even has the heart to die.

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"The empire itself has never been attacked, even if the planes of the Chinese came two years ago, but that time they could only drop some 'pieces of paper'. But now, four of our cities have been bombed. Sasebo Military Port, Kumamoto, Fukuoka, Hachiman Steel ...... in Kitakyushu Our losses have been too heavy. ”

Hirohito said to Mitsumasa Yonechi in a sad tone. He was really saddened, and at the same time deeply afraid...... The Japanese archipelago has never been attacked from outside. Even one of the most terrifying in history was a false alarm. The Mongol fleet was blown into the sea by a "kamikaze". Therefore, the Japanese archipelago is a "land blessed by God" and will always be safe. But now, the Chinese are telling them with facts that Japan is not safe. Although their army is still raging in China, the Chinese can already fight back, even to his home. What does this mean?

"Your Majesty, our army will make the people of China pay the price." Without waiting for Mitsumasa Yonechi to reply, Hideki Tojo suddenly shouted.

"Really? So what price does Vice Chief Tojo intend to make them pay? Yoshida asked with a sneer.

"Nature retaliated with a massive bombardment of their cities. Especially Chongqing! More emphasis should be placed on bombing! Hideki Tojo waved his fist and looked at Hirohito with a high spirit: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, the Shina dispatch army has gathered a large number of aircraft, and it will launch a large-scale bombing of Chongqing in the near future, not only that, Terauchi Shouichi and Kenji Dohihara have a large number of state-of-the-art Zero fighters in the aircraft assembled this time, which is enough to completely wipe out the Chinese Air Force." When the time comes, the sky of China is the empire's own backyard. ”

"Don't be like before, and be wiped out by the people of China with the most common tricks...... Your stupid command has not only cost you a great general like Sugiyama Moto, but also buried many of the elite aviation units supported by our navy." Yoshida Snorted coldly.

"That's just a trick on the part of the China. But no matter what the trick is, it will be useless in the face of absolute strength. Hideki Tojo is full of confidence: "Shouichi-kun Terauchi will definitely give us a satisfactory answer, maybe it will be a surprise." ”

"Surprise? What surprises? Hirohito asked.

"The dispatch army of China has obtained information that Chiang Kai-shek, the leader of the army of China, will attend a large celebration ceremony. Terauchi Shou Yijun has already drawn up a plan for this, and will carry out a large-scale bombing of the ceremony site and the surrounding area on the same day...... If all goes well, the Empire's enemies in China will soon become a mess. Or even fall into civil strife again! Hideki Tojo triumphant, "At that time, the imperial army would soon capture Chongqing, and then the whole of China." ”

"You're talking about the rebels being formed by those traitors in the army?" Yoshida Zengo continued to hit him.

"Yoshida Kaixiang!" Hideki Tojo suddenly glared angrily, "What do you mean by this?" ”

"I don't mean anything. Just asking. Yoshida Zengo sneered: "Aren't the people of Okamura Ninji and Nakai Ryotaro from your army?" ”

"Yaga ......"

"Yoshida-kun!" Hata Junroku's face was gloomy: "The people you said are no longer from the army. Moreover, in addition to Chiang Kai-shek, the goal of Shouichi Terauchi and Kenji Dohihara this time is to eliminate the shame of the empire! ”

"Good!" Hirohito also had a calm face, "Okamura Ninji used to be a soldier that I was very optimistic about, but it's a pity that he disappointed me. I hope that Aiqing in the temple will not let me down again! ”

"Shouichi Terauchi first arrived in Shina. There will definitely be an adaptation period. Especially because of the war against the Soviet Union, the Chinese army has always been a little short of troops, and some defeats are inevitable. But he is an imperial general after all......" Shunroku Hata was taken aback by Hirohito's words. What does it mean to "disappoint me again"? This shows that Hirohito has long been dissatisfied with Terauchi Shouichi's performance in China. Thinking about it, Nishio Shouzo also lost a battle, and was transferred back to Tokyo to be idle. It was also investigated before, and although Terauchi Shouichi did not experience the defeat of losing three divisions at one time like the Battle of Nanchang. It can be from the Battle of Guinan to the Battle of Changsha. The losses of the Chinese dispatch army were no less than they were at the time of the Battle of Nanchang. Compared with the previous records of the Japanese army, Hirohito will of course be very unhappy.

"What a joke. What is the meaning of the first arrival in China? Hasn't Shouichi Terauchi been to Shina before? Who blindly crossed the boundaries designated by the base camp with the army, led the troops to occupy the whole of North China, and finally brought the empire into the current quagmire of war? Yoshida interrupted Shunroku Hata, sneering constantly.

"Yoshida Zengo, what do you mean by that? Don't. Do you want to deny Terauchi-kun's exploits? Hideki Tojo shouted.

"Exploits? In my eyes, there is only one unqualified soldier who will disobey even the orders of his superiors. Yoshida Zengo snorted coldly.

"Yaga ......"

"Vice Chief Tojo, in front of His Majesty the Emperor, can you pay attention to it. Don't always speak ill of you? Mitsumasa Yonechi also looked at Hideki Tojo coldly. He was a Navy Admiral and had always had a bad relationship with the Army. Especially last year, after the Germans captured Poland and showed great strength, the army began to advocate a German-Italian-Japanese alliance...... But this is tantamount to pushing Japan into the opposite side of Britain and the United States. Their navy did not want to provoke Britain and the United States . Therefore, he has always been opposed to the Army's proposals, which makes his already bad relationship with the Army even worse. Since Hideki Tojo became the vice minister of the army, as long as there is a controversy, he must be the vanguard of the army, and he often speaks ill of the army, which seems extremely vulgar, which makes them, who have always regarded themselves as "nobles", extremely annoying.

"Speak ill of you? It's better than ......"

"Enough!" Hirohito had no choice but to interrupt his subordinates' quarrel again, "The empire is in a difficult time now, and the army and navy should work together, but why are you always fighting back and forth?" Isn't this more interesting than the war with China and the Soviet Union? ”

"Your Majesty's forgiveness!"

"China has bombed the mainland, and the empire cannot swallow it, and must respond. Ai Ai Tojo just ......"

"Your Majesty!"

As Hirohito spoke, a waiter suddenly and hurried in from outside, and when he reached him, he fell on his knees, raised his hands high, and presented a telegram to him:

"Your Majesty, this is just sent by the War Department...... Take a look! ”

"This must be the good news of the temple kun! Your Majesty, before rushing to the palace, the minister made a special arrangement, as long as there is news of the action on the side of the country, it will be reported to the palace immediately. Hideki Tojo jumped to his feet and shouted excitedly.

"Really?" Hirohito was happy, and he didn't care about Hideki Tojo's faux pas, "I'll take a look!" ”

"Your Majesty, did you blow up Chiang Kai-shek?"

Watching Hirohito open the telegram, Hideki Tojo craned his neck. Beside him, Mitsumasa Yonechi, Shunroku Hata and others also had a longing look...... The mainland was bombed by the Chinese, and the impact was extremely bad, but these heads of government had to explain to the outside. But the bombs have all been blown up, and the losses are extremely heavy, how can they explain it? And if at this time, the Imperial Air Force successfully bombed Chongqing on a large scale, and even injured or killed the Chinese leader Chiang Kai-shek, the news would be different. That will cancel out all the negative effects. Therefore, they all wanted to see the news as soon as possible and get a definite answer, but they soon found out...... Hirohito's face suddenly became ugly when he saw the telegram.

"Baga Ya Lu!"

His Majesty the Emperor slammed the telegram at the excited Hideki Tojo. (To be continued......)