Chapter 90: The Day of the End of World War II

In the early morning of October 10, 1946, in Tokyo Bay, the port of Yokohama, the residence of the "Provisional Government of Japan" supported by the US military

In the early morning, when the sky had not yet fully brightened and the fog had already begun to carry a chill, Kishigero Bihara, foreign minister and acting prime minister of the "Provisional Government of Japan" wearing a black dress, Ryu Minister Mutaguchi Ryoya wearing a brown tweed military uniform, and Nagumo Tadaichi, the prime minister of the sea wearing a white military uniform, went out and got into a US military truck with a grim expression. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Then, in a silent atmosphere, the truck slowly drove along the empty streets full of bomb craters to the dock not far away. On the docks, this "Japanese government delegation," which did not actually represent Japan at all, boarded a U.S. torpedo boat without saying a word, preparing to cross Tokyo Bay to the venue of the "Japan's Unconditional Surrender" ceremony in Yokosuka.

Under the cover of mist, this short voyage was smooth and undisturbed by the "Red Japanese" bomber group in Kansai. But the Japanese delegates on the torpedo boats were still grim-faced and speechless...... After all, there are very few people in this world who can stay in a good mood when they surrender. Even if there are really so many heartless guys, looking at the people around them with such a serious debt expression, they can only keep their mouths shut with the crowd.

Tiny torpedo boats sail across an empty bay, barely visible on the water, making it feel cold – the capital of Japan's empire, Tokyo Bay was arguably one of the busiest seas in East Asia before the war. Merchant ships and fishing boats come and go all day long. However, after nearly a year of occupation by the United States, the Gulf of Tonkin was dead silent, with only the occasional U.S. warship and transport fleet breaking the silence.

Silent along the way, as the fog on the sea was dispelled by the rising sun, the torpedo boat reached Yokosuka on the Chiba Peninsula on the other side. The Japanese delegation headed by Kishigero Bihara silently jumped off the side of the ship, then boarded a jeep arranged by the US military and headed straight for the venue.

-- In fact, they were not embarrassed because they had to sign the surrender agreement, but because they did not represent Japan at all, and the agreement was pure waste paper. Thinking about what might be said about this in the history books in the future, they have a sense of shame that they have been reduced to clowns and plays.

The unconditional surrender ceremony of Japan, which was hastily arranged by the US military, initially broke out into a dispute over the choice of venue. The Army believed that Japan's surrender ceremony should be held on land, while the Navy insisted that it should be carried out on warships. However, due to the fact that air supremacy along the coast of Tokyo Bay could no longer be ensured under the Japanese army's "sea of aircraft" offensive, the current US Navy did not dare to sail such large ships as battleships and aircraft carriers into Tokyo Bay. In addition, Admiral Halsey was so uncompetitive that he buried half of the Pacific Fleet in the typhoon, so in the end, it was the army that won.

At this time, at the venue of the surrender ceremony, a large hall in the Yokosuka Town Castle Guardhouse, the American officers and soldiers had done their best to dress up.

The ceiling is improvised with a glittering crystal chandelier entwined with colourful ribbons and wild vines. Rows of freshly cut pine branches line the walls, hiding stains and bullet holes in the walls of the auditorium, while giving a sense of color and fragrance. Brightly coloured flags hung high above the walls, cleverly concealing the shattered glass windows of the air raids. The Allied delegates were all in high spirits, their sabers shining, their spurs clanging, and their chests were covered with dazzling military medals. The military band in the corner also dressed up in full gowns, polished their instruments, and played cheerful pop music in the time leading up to the ceremony, creating as much a relaxed and confident atmosphere as possible.

-- Although this kind of behavior seems to be very false...... It's as if they really have conquered Japan.

With the arrival of the Japanese delegation, the music in the auditorium stopped. Under the contemptuous gaze of the generals of the American and British allied forces, Kishigero Bihara, Taketaguchi Ryoya, and Nagumo Tadaichi walked in with their heads bowed, heavy steps, and a humble face. After saluting the Allied commanders, the Japanese government delegation stood respectfully in its designated position, hands hanging and expressionless on their faces.

After another moment, the band began to play the American national anthem. After the prayers of the military chaplain, Secretary of State Hull, who had come to preside over the ceremony, stood in front of a row of microphones and delivered a short but persuasive speech with great sophistication, reviewing the bloodshed and carnage of the past few years, denouncing the latest threat to the free world posed by the Soviet Bolsheviks, and finally, amid applause, he concluded: "...... It is my fervent hope that, after this solemn ceremony, the standards of justice and victory will be established and that we will usher in a new era of greater peace and greater preservation of human dignity......"

When Mr. Secretary of State finished speaking, the voice of the master of ceremonies of the surrender ceremony came from the loudspeaker on the wall: "The signing of the Japanese plenipotentiary begins." ”

As a result, Kishigero Bihara first signed on behalf of the Japanese government. Subsequently, Yoshiya Mutaguchi and Tadaichi Nagumo signed on behalf of the Japanese Army and Navy, agreeing to transfer all power in Japan to the United States Government, which represents the righteous people of the world. After the losers had signed and gone down to rest, Secretary of State Hull signed on behalf of the U.S. government, and General Patton on behalf of U.S. forces in Japan. Then the representatives of Great Britain, Canada, New Zealand, the Australian government-in-exile, Brazil, Free France, and so on, all signed the instrument of surrender to Japan.

- It may seem like a bad thing, but it's actually the Yankees drinking at the player's house...... At the same time as the Japanese surrender was signed, the Soviet-backed "Red Japan" had broken through the Fujigawa defense line from the west, and recaptured Sendai, a major town in the northeast, on the northern front. The 500,000 US troops stationed in Japan were so shattered that even the Tokyo area could not be held out, and the Pentagon had even begun to formally discuss the necessity of withdrawing from Japan.

The so-called "pretending to be stupid in a serious way" and "let's act together" are probably describing the scene in front of you.

However, in order to boost the extremely low morale of the people in the country, even if he knew that he was lying to himself, he could only do so.

So, watching the representatives of the Allied powers sign the worthless Japanese surrender document in turn with a solemn face, and then have to dry the documents, bind them, seal them with wax, and finally lock them in the safe and carry them away, Secretary Hull could only shake his head helplessly and smile bitterly.

-- In any case, at least from a legal point of view, the curtain has finally come down on the Second World War, which was a sea of corpses and blood...... However, even the most optimistic people dare not have such extravagant hopes for a more peaceful and beautiful future.

Indeed, for the people of the world, who have suffered so much from war, an old era has come to an end and a new one has begun.

However, this new era is about to usher in a new era, and there is still no light in Hull's eyes, only endless blood and darkness.

-- The war between the Axis and the Allies ended with the complete destruction of the Axis powers. The war between the capitalist camp and the socialist camp had already begun long before that. The whole world was torn in half by the burning wall of fire, both sides threw in all new weapons, including the atomic bomb, and hundreds of nationalities and tens of millions of soldiers held high the battle flag to kill each other, and almost pushed human civilization into the vortex of destruction!

In the face of such a chilling prospect, the United States of America, although it is still gritting its teeth and holding on, is also beating the drum in its heart.

After all, on the stage of war, which gathers the essence of all human materials and talents, the situation is like a swift wind and water, and it is infinitely changing. No one has ever been able to become an eternal victor, but the fate of the loser is mostly doomed -- in fact, the US government has some of the same thing that does not want to fight anymore, although it is still shouting something about "manifesting the destiny of heaven" and "the eternal throne of the Anglo-Saxon nation", but in fact every high-level person in the United States knows that the lofty ambition of taking over the crown of earth supremacy from the British Empire has been proven to be a dream by a series of fiascos. God forbids that the United States can generally maintain the status quo, and even withdraw from the war at a relatively low cost! But neither the White House nor Wall Street can afford the price of defeat, and the most serious consequences will even lead to the disintegration of the country! Therefore, even if it was to quench its thirst, the United States could only continue to drink this cup of poison called war in a hurry, but at the same time did not forget to quietly test the terms of the armistice with the Soviets.

The global nuclear strike operation some time ago, as well as the current surrender ceremony of Japan, which is purely self-deceptive, are in essence nothing more than a step created by the Americans in order to withdraw from the war with dignity. It's just that one hand is hard and the other is soft. The former is to show that the United States is far from collapsing, that it still has a powerful war strength, and that it is not a lamb to be slaughtered, and that it can turn the table at any time and throw nuclear bombs and smash all the pots and jars -- although the United States does not have many atomic bombs at the moment, it must also pretend to be a bold posture of "what Lao Tzu has in his pocket is a nuclear bomb" in order to blackmail its opponents: The more weak it is and ready to admit it, the tougher and even frantic it must be in terms of face, otherwise no one will pay attention to what it says.

For example, why were the terrorist groups of later generations so brutal and bloodthirsty? So frustrated? Those who dig people's hearts dig people's hearts, those who play with burning at the stake, plus peeling skin and gouging out eyes and tongues, etc., and record them into videos to commemorate and spread them on the Internet...... Are they all Jack the Ripper or Hannibal the cannibal? Fundamentally speaking, isn't this just to deceive eyeballs and grab clicks, and fight for a name for themselves?! Otherwise, with hundreds of people and dozens of guns in those terrorist organizations, even some big pyramid schemes are not as good as some big pyramid schemes, which government will have the patience to talk to them?

-- If ordinary people want to be famous, they have to be mavericks and malicious and funny, and small organizations can only play terrorist attacks if they want to make big news.

As for the latter, it is the White House that is willing to solve the problem peacefully, in order to show that the US Government is not a person who is reckless and arrogant, but is willing to share the world with the Soviet Union and coexist and prosper together -- the conspiracy and trickery behind the scenes are another matter!

If the Soviets really wanted to restore peace, they would have taken advantage of the situation and joined the aftermath of the World War II armistice advocated by the United States -- of course, it could be in a more drastic way such as protests and warnings to remind the United States not to forget the interests of the Soviet Union. But in any case, as long as the Soviets can be brought to the negotiating table, it will be considered a great success: in this case, although there will inevitably be many armed conflicts, even local wars, in order to divide the sphere of influence, at least the general trend of the whole world will slowly develop in the direction of détente.

I believe that the American diplomats at the embassy in the Soviet Union should be able to accurately convey this meaning. But...... I just don't know if the steel uncle in the Kremlin is willing to take over this olive branch with nuclear radiation from the hands of the White House...... Secretary Hull thought to himself.

By the time the signing ceremony was over, the atmosphere in the auditorium was quickly relaxed. Instead of keeping a straight face, the officers took out their cigarettes and pipes, lit them on fire, and smoked them. Military bands also moved away from playing serious national anthems and military anthems, and switched to brisk pop jazz.

-- According to the arrangement of the US military, there will be an all-night banquet and dance party to be held as a rare relaxation between the smoke and rain of gunpowder.

The soldiers who served as attendants immediately rushed in, and set up long tables covered with white linen in the auditorium, and brought a wide variety of fine food and wine -- although they were on the front lines, the American troops in Japan did their best to put together some of the best dishes, from Western-style cakes, oysters and steaks, to Japanese-style tempura and sushi rolls. A wide range of wines are available, from champagne to vodka.

What is even more rare is that after the food and wine were served, a large group of warblers and swallows poured out of the venue, who belonged to the Marine Corps Women's Auxiliary Corps, who had come to the Japanese front on a hospital ship to serve as nurses, and now they had changed into beautiful dresses to attend the ball. These girls, all of whom were less than twenty years old, were young and lively, and their faces were like flowers, which immediately caused an uproar among the front-line soldiers who had been holding back for a long time.

All of a sudden, the young officers were all distracted, and they all did their best to show their respect to these girls, and their attack power in the country was enough to destroy the proudest of the famous ladies - there was no way, in a battlefield where there was everywhere, the stock of the native girls was worth such a high price.

Even those officers and politicians who are already old are smiling so as not to spoil the atmosphere and pour cold water on everyone.

Of course, there are people who are not interested in music or girls at all. For example, Kishigero Bihara and Tadaichi Nagumo, who had just signed a scrap paper agreement with a clown, curled up on the sofa in the corner with a sad face, drinking glass after glass, and no one bothered them. However, the "ghost animal general" Mutaguchi Ryoya, who has always been known for his heartlessness and shamelessness, is looking for girls everywhere to invite dance.

At this moment, the handsome Japanese general was standing on the dance floor, opposite an American girl dressed quite beautifully, her small waist was gracefully bound by an apple-green gauze skirt, a dark green velvet belt fluttering on her chest, and a few fake flowers made of silk were inserted in her black hair. The tutu skirt was propped up, revealing a pair of slender calves underneath. The upper body of the dress is an off-the-shoulder dress, with an unobstructed view of the collarbone, shoulders and neck, and a hint of cleavage ♀ on the delicate ruffle lace. In the whole venue, he is also one of the most coquettish beauties.

The only regret is ...... The girl who danced with General Mutaguchi Ryoya was a black man.

Well, that's right, it's a Black Girl Nurse from the Marine Corps Women's Auxiliaries.

And it's also a big black girl who is a head taller than General Mutaguchi Ryoya.

There is no way, although the organizers of the ball have done their best, but the current venue is still more men and fewer women, and more wolves and less meat. Behind every white girl, there are at least a few suitors who work hard to praise and dedicate themselves, and it is naturally difficult to look down on the Japanese as losers. Rao is General Mutaguchi Ryoya has always had good flirting skills, and he is fluent in English, and he tried his best, but he couldn't invite any white girls, only a black girl who was also not in a good market, probably out of curiosity, was willing to deign to dance with him......

-- Just as His Excellency Ryoya Mutaguchi, the "Ghost Animal General," was dancing with a helpless smile and a large black girl in his arms, Admiral Patton, commander of the occupation forces stationed in Japan, left the meeting hall under the pretext of going to a nearby office to discuss something more ghostly with his subordinates.

“…… How was the atomic bomb planted in the city of Yokohama? It wasn't discovered by the local natives, was it? ”

Looking at the map of Yokohama spread out on the table, and the red cross on it indicating the location of the atomic bomb, General Patton asked casually.

“…… All the best, General! All the indigenous people who see things they shouldn't see, we've cleaned them up. ”

Beside him, a senior agent of the Strategic Services (the predecessor of the CIA), replied respectfully, "...... The atomic bomb has been secretly planted in the basement of the Yokohama Bank headquarters, and the guards, sappers, and agents in charge of guarding it have also been arranged, so there is absolutely no fear of a sneak attack by any guerrillas. As soon as the Japanese invade the city, they activate the timed fuse and evacuate the ......"

Hearing this, General Patton nodded. To be honest, he didn't want this kind of self-destructive tactic. However, the problem is that at present, the US military has basically lost air supremacy on the Japanese battlefield, and even its own occupied areas have been bombed twice in three days, and the bombing of the enemy's territory has been forced to stop for a long time. It would be a great loss if a group of bombers carrying atomic bombs were intercepted halfway and the atomic bombs were dropped on some barren mountain.

Of course, if the atomic bomb fell into the hands of the enemy, or even if it was thrown back, it would not only be a loss, but an unprecedented catastrophe.

“…… So, is the timing fuse of an atomic bomb reliable? And the person in charge of starting the timing is no problem, right? Barton asked, "...... I was worried that after they left, the atomic bomb would be captured and cracked by the enemy before it exploded -- the Japanese are also very good at defusing bombs. ”

“…… That's not going to happen, General. The senior agent of the Strategic Services replied confidently.

“…… Are you sure? Barton blinked curiously.

“…… Yes, I'm sure, because the timing fuse we installed on the atomic bomb is just an ornament, and it doesn't count down. As soon as you press the time setting button, it will explode. Therefore, the young man on the mission will only blow himself up and die for the country, and will not leave the atomic bomb to the enemy......"

"......," General Patton's expression was very strange for a moment, and only after half a loud voice did he say, "...... Well, this is also the price that is necessary for the United States to remember their sacrifice and dedication...... However, the detonation of the atomic bomb must be done with caution and with my explicit orders......"

As he was so commanding, the door of the office was suddenly pushed open, and the next moment, Mr. Hull, Secretary of State, came in with an extremely ugly face, and without any further respects, handed a telegram to Patton, "...... Please take a look! There really couldn't be worse news than this - the latest telegram from the country, the Soviets have officially declared war on us today! This bunch of damned Bolsheviks! ”

-- In this time and space dominated by the god of war, the end of World War II, which was full of blood, was the beginning of the more tragic World War III......