China, Conference Room of the Kuomintang General Staff Headquarters.

"In the past two days, the Japanese army has behaved very strangely, many battlefields have adopted a shrinking posture, and even on the Guilin line, after the Japanese army occupied Guilin City, continued to march to Yushan, Phoenix Mountain, and Bianya Mountain, our army fought very hard, and even once the position was captured, and the troops were about to be unable to hold on, but since the day before yesterday, the Japanese army retreated inexplicably, and directly withdrew to Guilin City, giving up the line of Yushan, Phoenix Mountain, and Bianya Mountain."

"Yes, not only the Guilin battlefield, but also the Japanese army in Central China, South China, and even the Northeast front, many battlefields have signs of shrinking, is the Japanese army brewing some big moves."

At the Kuomintang General Staff Headquarters, many high-ranking generals were holding military operations meetings, and many were deeply puzzled by the recent movements of the Japanese army.

However, this news is also good news for these KMT generals. In the previous months, the Japanese army continued to attack like crazy, and the Kuomintang army suffered heavy losses, and the pressure on all units was enormous. This time, the Japanese army took the initiative to retreat, so as to give the troops a chance to breathe, and it was just a good opportunity to rest and recuperate, so as to relieve the fatigue of several months.

In the past two days, the US troops in Southeast Asia have also felt that the Japanese army's combat methods are markedly different from those of the previous ones, and in many places they have abandoned the first temporary line of defense and directly moved into the in-depth defense zone in order to cope with the large-scale bombing of the US troops, and the US troops have seized this opportunity to seize several positions that are favorable to them.

In fact, this was all an order issued by the Japanese General Staff Headquarters, and Umezu Mijiro felt the pressure from the imperial family and had to take advantage of this means to protect himself.

The royal family holds nearly half of the power of the army, in fact. The General Staff Headquarters was also supposed to be an extension of the power of the Imperial Family, and Kaichi Asano suddenly went crazy and killed Emperor Showa. made Umezu Mijiro instantly become the rival of the imperial family, which made Umezu Mijiro annoyed. I also hate that madman Kaichi Asano.

The representative of the imperial family, Prince Zaihito of the Imperial Family, has approached Umezu Mijiro and said that the matter will be investigated, and Umezu Mijiro cannot escape the blame, but now, the imperial family is most concerned about the election of the new emperor, and also told Umezu Mijiro that he is required to cooperate with the operation of the imperial family and successfully elect the new emperor. At the same time, the news that Emperor Showa was assassinated and killed because the emperor was a god. Being stoned to death with a paperweight by a junior officer, speaking out is definitely detrimental to royal majesty.

Umezu Mijiro sat in his office and could only smoke silently.

There was a knock on the door, and the Minister of Intelligence walked in, "Your Excellency the Chief, the Guards Division was suddenly transferred to the city of Tokyo today, do you know about this?" ”

Umezu Mijiro was shocked that the Guards Division had entered the city of Tokyo, and it was such a major event. As the chief of staff, he didn't even have any news in advance, and the military department didn't notify him, could there be something going on that he didn't know about?

Come to think of it. Umezu Mijiro quickly stood up and asked, "When did the Guards Division enter the city of Tokyo, and whose order did it receive?" Did the War Department notify in advance. ”

"I entered downtown Tokyo at one o'clock in the afternoon today, and as soon as they entered the city. Full martial law has begun, and now the warning card should have been arranged. We have not been briefed by the War Department. As for whose orders the Guards Division received, it is not known for the time being. Said the Minister of Intelligence.

"Bastard, how does your intelligence department work, you don't have any information in advance about such a major matter, is the intelligence department so slack? Now hurry up and find out, whose order made the Guards Division enter Tokyo, and what is their purpose, hurry up and check, I want all the useful information. Umezu Mijiro yelled angrily.

He had realized that something was not normal, very abnormal, and that something could probably happen.

He picked up the phone on the table, "Pick me up from the War Department." ”

Sugiyama Moto picked up the phone on the table, and heard the voice of Umezu Mijiro coming from inside, "Your Excellency Lu Xiang, I'm Umezu Mijiro, do you know about the transfer of the Guards Division to Tokyo City, is this an order from you?" ”

Sugiyama was also confused about the entry of the Guards Division into Tokyo at this time, and now there was chaos in the War Department, Sugiyama Yuan lost his temper and demanded that the matter be investigated as soon as possible, and Sugiyama had already issued an order to the Guards Division, asking the division commander Nakamura Masao to hurry to his office to explain the situation of the transfer.

"I didn't arrange it, I've already ordered Masao Nakamura to come to me to explain the situation." Shanshan Yuan said.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister Lu, don't you think this is a very dangerous signal? How dare Masao Nakamura transfer troops into Tokyo without permission, and who is behind him. His Majesty the Emperor was assassinated to death, and he was directly stoned to death in the palace by an active officer of the Imperial Army, who was that Asano Kaichi instructed to do such a brainless thing. Is there someone behind these things, and what is the purpose? Umezu Mijiro said.

"What exactly are you trying to say?" Shanshan Yuan asked.

"I think it's a conspiracy, a conspiracy against our Army."

"Is it the Admiralty?"

"It could be, it could be someone else, or it could be royalty. Some people want to regain power and take advantage of the assassination of the emperor to the detriment of our Army Headquarters and General Staff Headquarters. ”

"What's in it for them?"

"The Imperial Family is preparing to appoint a new Emperor, and I think the Imperial Family has already informed you. For so many years, the imperial family has been trying to extend its tentacles to the army and gain greater power, will there be people who are dissatisfied with Emperor Showa's weakness, use Asano Kashi to kill the killer, and then take this opportunity to frame the army headquarters and the staff headquarters, in order to seize greater power? ”

Sugi Sugimoto fell into deep thought after hearing Umezu Mijiro's words, and held the microphone for a long time without speaking.

At this time, Mu Yang was sitting in the living room of Prince Zairen of Xianyuan Palace. In addition to Muyang, there are several elderly people in the living room. The heads or representatives of the Fushimi Palace, Higashikure, Takamatsumiya, Katsuranomiya, Kita-Shirakawa Palace, and Takeda Palaces are also seated here.

The atmosphere in the meeting room was not good, as the prime minister, Koiso Kuniaki also bears a lot of responsibility for the emperor's suicide, after all, the cabinet is an institution that serves the emperor, and now the emperor is actually killed, and as the prime minister, he definitely bears a great responsibility.

Just now, these royal families launched a siege on Koiso Kuniaki, of course, only verbally.

Mu Yang behaved very politely, bowed slightly and said: "The assassination of the emperor is the responsibility of the cabinet, and I cannot escape the blame as the prime minister." Now, though, I think we should have more important things to do, so please listen to what I'm going to say. ”

Several heads of the family and representatives quieted down, and it didn't make sense to blame Koiso Kuniaki, just to vent, let's listen to the purpose of Koiso Kuniaki's coming here today. (To be continued......)