One hundred and fifty-seven, Osaka nuclear explosion

From 30 June to 1 July, the Shanghai People's Radio interrupted its normal program broadcasts and began to repeatedly broadcast the third "Doomsday Judgment Order" issued by Vice Chairman Jin Qina to the Japanese government -- "...... In view of the fact that Japanese militarism has repeatedly failed to change its teachings, even though its own country has been turned into scorched earth and Tokyo has been reduced to ruins, it still insists on colluding with our Chinese scum, encroaching on our Chinese territory, and killing our Chinese people! In the name of the supreme cause of the liberation of all mankind, I hereby sign the extermination decree launched on July 2 against Osaka, Japan! Hundreds of thousands of lives have been forgotten by the world, which is another warning to the entire Shijie imperialist countries, so that they will no longer dare to easily ignore the angry roar of all oppressed nations; It is also another severe punishment for the Japanese invaders who invaded China, so that the Japanese can understand what a tragic price they will pay for invading China -- that is, to push the whole country into hell! ”

It is a pity that this announcement of the "Doomsday Judgment Order" was completely ignored by the target of the issuance, just like the previous two times. The radio stations in Wuhan and Peking were as usual ridiculing and ridiculing, and the newspapers of the imperialist powers were too lazy to publish their reports.

As for the Japanese government, which is in a state of anxiety due to domestic disasters, it seems that it does not take this kind of "foolish babbling" seriously.

Then, on the morning of July 2, the German advisory group that was invited to Shanghai, the German and Swiss ambassadors to China, the liaison officers of the General Staff of the Soviet Army and the representatives of the Comintern...... As soon as the foreign guests and reporters from various countries took a car from their residence to Puxi Hongqiao Airport, ready to watch the launch of the "secret weapon" with their own eyes. Even the "Republic of Korea-in-exile government" living in Shanghai. Also come along to join in the fun.

At this moment, at the end of the runway of Puxi Hongqiao Airport, on a temporary launch position. A mobile ballistic missile about 10 meters tall is already standing majestically on a high-strength alloy launcher and is ready to launch -- in order to reduce the overall weight of the missile as much as possible and ensure that it can be controlled below the limit of 100 tons of transmission capacity, the PLA General Staff Department specially selected this submarine-launched missile, which was originally installed on a nuclear submarine: it has a compact layout, a high degree of automation, a small size, and a light weight. The maximum range is about 1,800 kilometers, which is definitely enough to hit at least from Shanghai to Osaka. Since it was bombarding a fixed target from one fixed position, there was no need to ergo reconnaissance equipment such as radar -- Osaka Castle had no legs. Won't run away.

Seeing the Chinese Bolsheviks in Shanghai make such a troublesome scene, the Junker nobles of the German advisory group had to put away their initial contempt and arrogance, and instead solemnly looked at the thick black and hard thing, and took pictures with a click.

“…… This is...... An extra-large rocket? Can it really hit from Shanghai, China, to Osaka, Japan, a thousand kilometers away? This distance...... It seems that it has exceeded the limit range of many of the most advanced combat aircraft! ”

General Seckert looked critically at the lone missile. muttered quietly. Although this ballistic missile is three or four stories high. In the eyes of many Chinese in this era, it is already an amazing steel monster. But General Seckert was no one of the strangers, but had personally experienced a number of big scenes, and had seen the famous "Paris Cannon" in the Battle of Shijie - a 210 mm calibre, a barrel 34 meters long, ten stories tall with a cannon body upright, a special railway to transport ammunition and parts, and a super monster capable of bombarding Paris from near the German-French border. The size of this missile is not worth mentioning.

In fact, the vast majority of heavy train guns of this era. are much larger than the mobile ballistic missile vehicles of the future.

Moreover, even the Paris cannon, which once shocked the Entente, had an extreme range of only one hundred and thirty kilometers, and the power of the explosion was even more limited, and its main function was to cause panic in the rear of the enemy, not to really kill the enemy...... As described by the Soviet government in Shanghai, the destructive power to level a million-strong city with a single "mysterious rocket of great power" was far beyond the imagination of General Seckert.

But in any case, having been invited here, the German advisory group was determined to watch the matter to the end.

-- Although the propaganda scene was very grand, the ballistic missile launch ceremony itself was very simple, because various navigation data and ballistic settings had already been entered into the computer in advance, and the only thing Jinjina had to do was to let the foreign guests visit the site first, and then send someone to take them away from a safe distance. THEN, WHEN THE CLEARANCE IS COMPLETE, SHE CAN PRESS THE LAUNCH BUTTON AND WAIT FOR A LOUD "BOOOM" TO SOUND!

So, watch as this ballistic missile spits out orange-red flames from its tail, rises from the ground with a earth-shattering roar, and then flies farther and farther away, smaller and smaller, and gradually disappears into the end of the field of vision. The crowd also dispersed, preparing to quietly wait for accurate news from the Japanese side.

At the same time, the vast majority of Osaka citizens did not know that a devastating catastrophe was about to befall them......

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Mitsui family mansion in Osaka, Japan.

Several high-end black cars, driving from the bustling street, slowly stopped at the gate of this ancient mansion. A number of old men in kimonos or suits, supported by their attendants, stepped out of the car and walked into the house on crutches.

-- They are the family elders of Mitsui Chaebol, one of Japan's four major chaebols.

In this era, each of these old men has a huge liliang that shakes the whole of Japan.

-- As early as the Tokugawa shogunate, the Mitsui family was engaged in the gold and silver currency exchange business, as well as financial businesses such as pawnbroking and lending, similar to the Jiangnan money village and Shanxi ticket numbers in China. Later, he undertook the tax exchange business of the Tokugawa shogunate, and became a top chaebol from an ordinary wealthy businessman. Later, through long-term close cooperation with the shogunate, the Tokugawa shogunate's trust in the Mitsui zaibatsu reached an unprecedented level.

Especially after the "black ship came to sail" and the Western powers opened the door to Japan. The shogunate went so far as to stipulate that all local operations of foreign banks must go through the Mitsui family. This made it impossible for foreign banks to have direct contact with Japanese merchants. The Mitsui family played the role of the thirteen banks of Guangzhou in the Qing Dynasty, and the Mitsui family monopolized all the trade and financial interfaces between Japan and foreign countries, so that the Mitsui family's financial and business network was the only one in Japan.

However, despite the Tokugawa shogunate's love for the Mitsui chaebol, the Mitsui chaebol was like a hungry wolf that could not be fed, and in the chaotic times at the end of the Edo period, he resolutely dealt a fatal blow to the Tokugawa shogunate from behind: on the eve of the Fushimi-Toba battle that decided the ownership of the world. Japan's richest man, Mitsui Saburosuke, the head of the Mitsui chaebol, ordered all the bets to be placed on the Shogunate faction, and poured all his family resources into aiding the Restoration government. Open break with the Tokugawa shogunate!

As a result, the new government army, which had been empty and in chaos without a fight, suddenly had ample military spending and purchased more than 500 artillery pieces and supporting ammunition in one go. Engage in a decisive battle with the shogunate army, which is three times its size. And it seems that the Tokugawa family has deep roots. However, as a result, it immediately fell into financial collapse and financial chaos, and its combat effectiveness plummeted by several notches. Next, the shogunate army was not only defeated in the Battle of Fushimi-Toba, but also completely collapsed, and almost unable to organize any resistance, surrendered in Edo Kaejo.

Since then, Mitsui Zaibatsu has achieved a magnificent transformation from a remnant of the shogunate to the father of the empire, and was appointed by Emperor Meiji as the new financial agent of the Japanese Empire. The Mitsui Bank became almost the central bank of Japan, with the power to mint coins, print money, and issue public bonds. It also seized the huge interests of many mines, ports, and factories, so that it formed a super economic empire from finance to industry, and its wealth and power were incomparable for a while. Even Mitsubishi, Sumitomo and other major chaebols are just juniors who look up to the Mitsui chaebol in Japan.

The New York Times once described it this way: There has never been such an organization in Western civilization. The Rothschilds, who are only engaged in the financial industry, are very ordinary compared to the Mitsui chaebol. Mitsui was the richest conglomerate in the East, controlling mines, banks, railways, shipping, factories, and trading companies. "Rich as Mitsui" means infinite wealth to the Japanese, just as Americans dream of "being as rich as Rockefeller."

The Mitsui zaibatsu not only controls the country's economic lifeline, but also colludes with the elders, bureaucrats, and warlords to manipulate political parties, sway and control the regime, and constantly prop up their own agents in political circles, so that the chariot of the Japanese empire serves the interests of the zaibatsu, but at the same time, it also ties itself to the chariot of the Japanese empire.

-- Although they enjoyed all the peace of mind when the power of the country was in the hands of the chaebols and all the policies of the state served the chaebols, when the country needed the chaebols to do their best to serve and show their loyalty, these miserly vampires all jumped up.

At this moment, in the Mitsui family mansion in Osaka Castle, the Mitsui chaebol officials were privately discussing their own countermeasures in response to the new round of fundraising demands of the Imperial Japanese government, and at the same time expressing various complaints that could be called "non-nationals".

“…… The Imperial Government is so insane that it wants us to take on a billion dollars of unsecured public debt for the reconstruction of the capital and navy, as well as for the military expenses for the war on the continent of China...... It's as if the gangsters are blackmailing, and it's still the most vicious type......"

“…… Alas, the so-called unsecured public debt, in today's circumstances, is tantamount to asking us for a free donation -- a whole billion dollars! It can be converted into gold and can be piled up into a mountain! Does the government think we have some kind of magic that turns stones into gold? ”

“…… Not to mention unsecured bonds, that is, the government is willing to come up with collateral, what decent assets does the empire have now? Billion Dollar !! Even the mineral resources of North China and Manchukuo are not enough to be mortgaged, and the army is willing to give up the spoils of war? ”

“…… It's going to ruin our family! If you're really short of money? Weishenme didn't sell the royal assets first? Japan is clearly his home! Realistically speaking, under such circumstances, the strategic war on the China Continent should not be fought at all! And the army's red deer also lost! ”

“…… That's right, in just three months, half a division was first trapped in Taihu Lake, and then three divisions were filled in Chongming Island! The Sino-Japanese War didn't die for a year! Now that even Nanjing has gained and lost, they are embarrassed to boast of being imperial warriors! ”

“…… Although the current imperial government is in financial difficulties, isn't it difficult for our enterprises? In the midst of the disasters of Mt. Fuji and Kyushu Island. The losses suffered by our family are not small! Several century-old shops in Shizuoka have been destroyed, and that is still the legacy of the first ancestors of the Mitsui family! There are countless belongings that have been burned down in Tokyo...... Why do we have to pay for it again? Why did Emperor Bixia connive at the cabinet to mess around like this? ”

“…… This is not necessarily what the Holy Lord meant—Bixia has been in poor health since the Holy Driver moved west to Kyoto. I have a fever from time to time, and now it is said that I am bedridden, sometimes unconscious and sometimes awake, and the palace is in chaos......"

“…… What the? The Emperor is seriously ill? Can such a top secret of the state also circulate from the palace? ”

“…… If it were still in Tokyo, it would be impossible, but the Kyoto Imperial Palace has not been used for more than 60 years. Confidentiality measures are naturally much worse...... Hey, in short, this news is absolutely reliable! Our Emperor Bixia has been in a coma for two whole days with a high fever that does not go away. Rely on oxygen and infusion to barely maintain life. Mostly in a vegetative state. No one knows how long it will last! Several imperial doctors, who are said to be the most brilliant doctors in Japan, have been able to rejuvenate themselves despite their best efforts! For a while, they were so anxious that they were helpless, and one of them planned to commit suicide in the line of duty! ”

This secret made the attendees refreshed, and immediately thought of the question of the emperor's heir: the current prince Akihito is only one and a half years old. If it's peaceful, it's fine. But in wartime, it is difficult to convince a young child who is still babbling to ascend the throne and practice Zuo.

What's more, there is a gossip that the prince and empress of Akihito seem to be as sick as the emperor, and it is still impossible to say who will return to heaven first!

Emperor Hirohito's three adult younger brothers, Prince Yoshihito Chichibu Palace, Prince Nobuhito of Takamatsunomiya, and Prince Takahito Mikasanomiya, each had their own supporters, and if they competed with each other for the throne, they were afraid that there would be another turmoil in the Japanese political arena...... The Mitsui zaibatsu may be implicated in the turmoil over the throne. But it is also possible to take advantage of the chaos......

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However, just as the bigwigs of the Mitsui chaebol were whining there. While discussing how to resist the government's "unreasonable demands" and defend their property from infringement, as well as speculating about the possibility of the emperor's death, the question of who will be the next emperor, and whether the Mitsui zaibatsu should participate in the battle for the throne, a dazzling bright light suddenly comes from outside the paper sliding door, and instantly drowns everything around him.

“…… Ahh

-- Those who were facing the window or the door suddenly fell on the tatami mats and covered their eyes with their hands in pain. The rest of the people also felt as if their skin was smoking, as if they had been roasted by fire...... Someone instinctively got up from the tatami mat and struggled to look at the place where the dazzling light was shining just now, and suddenly his mouth opened wide in horror, completely stunned by the sight before him.

――I could hear a loud bang over the Yodo River, which flows through the city of Osaka, and the blue sky was stirring up with a raging fire, the air became as hot as the inside of a hearth, the flammable paper door was on fire, the flowers and plants in the garden dried up in an instant, and the skin of the people was instantly scorched and smoky......

Then, in the direction where the light came from just now, the terrible shock wave spread in all directions in an instant, and all the houses and buildings in the city of Osaka seemed to be made of cardboard, one after another, collapsing, falling, and even easily shattering, and the people inside were blown up by the wind like ants and thrown into the air, and many of them turned into ashes before they could hit the ground...... Cars, horse-drawn carriages, and ferries on the city's canals were swept around like matchboxes, and some of them were smashed towards the Mitsui family's mansion!

However, before a car or ferry could be smashed head-on, a violent shock wave arrived first, and in an instant, the entire mansion was shattered by the hot high-speed air current, and everyone's clothes quickly burned, and then they were burned all over their internal organs, leaving only a pair of charred bones, which broke apart inch by inch in the shock wave, and Zuihou fell to the ground, turning into a pool of ashes scattered in the wind.

At this time, the Kansai metropolis, Japan's second largest city and the largest trade and logistics center, built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, has become a hell of fire that is difficult for people and animals to survive - the intense light waves of the nuclear explosion made thousands of people blind instantly; And the heat of more than 1 billion degrees turned everything at the center of the explosion to ashes. The roof tiles and the bricks and stones of the houses melted and turned from black to olive, and the surface of the concrete elements was burned with a layer of shiny glass, which caused a fire in the trees and houses within a radius of several kilometers...... Next, the shock wave and air wave formed by the huge air pressure difference at the moment of the explosion destroyed all the buildings in its path - at that time, most houses in Japan were made of wooden structures, and as a result, even a few kilometers away from the center of the explosion, the shock wave "flattened" the entire town!

Even in Kobe, 20 kilometers away in a straight line, people can still feel the scorching storm blowing in their faces, bringing the breath of death! (To be continued......)