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    The Japanese celebrate the New Year, but they don¡¯t celebrate the festival.  But this time Hirohito Dimiya really remembered the Chinese lip festival On the first day of the Chinese lip festival, his territory was bombed.  Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Fukuoka, Kitakyushu!     lost heavily.  The Sasebo naval port in Nagasaki was bombed early in the morning on the first day of the Chinese New Year.  Because the opponent threw heavy bombs, which were very powerful, six warships were sunk and eight warships were damaged before the navy could react.  Among the warships that were bombed and sunk, there were three cruisers and two light cruisers. Of the eight warships that were damaged, three were seriously damaged. It would be impossible to repair them within a few months, let alone go on a cruise at sea.  This is not the most hateful thing. The most hateful thing is that one of the three severely damaged warships is the "King Kong" battleship.  This is the treasure of the entire Japanese Empire.  In Kumamoto, the urban area was bombed by large-scale petrol bombs, and half of the city was almost reduced to ashes under the winter sea breeze.  Fukuoka, the urban area was also bombed on a large scale, and fires broke out in the city. Although there were not many casualties among residents, countless people lost their homes overnight.  However, this is not as angry as Kitakyushu's losses The pride of the Japanese Empire, the local Yawata Steel Works, had several blast furnaces blown up.  Not only that, because the opponent threw incendiary bombs, a large amount of coal used for steelmaking piled outside the ironworks was ignited, causing a raging fire inside the ironworks "My lords, who can help me?"  An explanation? "Tikumiya Hirohito, of course, that was just his previous name. He is now called Emperor Hirohito, and his reign name is Showa.  The 124th emperor of the Japanese Empire, in Japan, is regarded as the incarnation of God in the mortal world.  However, at this moment, although his tone was calm, the twitching of his face from time to time showed the anger in his chesta kind of anger that was severely slapped on the ears.  From time to time, his eyes swept over the ministers kneeling on both sides, as if he wanted to pick someone out and stab them a few times to vent his anger.  "Why, no one said anything?" No one answered, and the anger in Hirohito's chest became more and more intense: "Haven't we already pushed China to a dead end and established a new government there? Why are the Chinese bombs still there?  Falling into the mainland? Who can tell me? " "Your Majesty" Prime Minister Yoneuchi Mitsumasa hesitated.  He bravely bowed to Hirohito, "This is my fault. I neglected to take precautions and didn't expect the Chinese to" "This is the Army's fault." Marine Minister Yoshida Zengo suddenly interrupted Yoneuchi Mitsumasa's words.  , staring directly at Lu Xianghata Shunroku: "The reason why the Chinese planes can fly to the mainland is because they have a base in Ningbo, which is the closest to the mainland. But since the China Incident, it has already passed.  For more than two years, the army has never conquered this city. This allowed the Chinese to bomb our forward base. "Baga! If Ningbo is a coastal city, why can't the navy."  Take it down?" Hata Shunroku was furious and shouted immediately.  "Hata Shunroku, you mean that we should put wheels on the battleships? If that's the case, what do you need your army to do? Our navy can do everything." Yoshida Zengo sneered.  "Then I want to ask Prime Minister Yoshida. How did you know that the Chinese plane took off from Ningbo?" Army Deputy Chief Hideki Tojo asked in a yin voice behind Shunroku Hata.  "According to the description of the naval officer at Sasebo Port, the China Air Force flew from a direction almost due east. But where is the due east of Nagasaki? Shanghai! But now Shanghai is under the occupation of the Imperial Army, so only  Only Ningbo, which has not yet been captured by the army, can become the starting point of the China Air Force. Moreover, this is not the first time. Didn't the Chinese people's "paper bombing" also start from Ningbo?  "Yoshida Zengo said solemnly.  "A naval officer at Sasebo Military Port?" Hideki Tojo sneered grimly: "What a joke. The most important military port in the western part of the empire was bombed in broad daylight. The entire navy was panicked. They didn't even fight back, leaving the enemy alone.  Go away You still have the nerve to blame our army? " "The Chinese air force should have been eliminated long ago. For this reason, our navy lent its aviation force to your army for the first time, but what have you done?  On the contrary, the Chinese air force is getting stronger and stronger!" Yoshida Zengo said bitterly: "If it weren't for the incompetence of the army, how could we be so humiliated today?" "From Ningbo in China to the mainland, it is a large area.  The oceanDon¡¯t your navy always pride yourself on protecting the empire¡¯s territorial waters? Why did you let the Chinese fly over from the sea?¡± Hata Shunroku shouted.     "idiot¡­¡­"  "That's 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 for this I just want to know,  Is the mainland still safe? Today, the Chinese can bomb Kyushu, but tomorrow they can bomb Honshu? "I am guilty!" Mitsumasa Minai took the lead, and a group of important officials fell to the ground.  "The territory of the empire is sacred and inviolable!" Hirohito looked at everyone expressionlessly, "I don't want it to happen again." "Hi!" "I love you Yonei!" Hirohito looked at Mitsumasa Yoneuchi again.  "Your Majesty!" Mitsumasa Yoneuchi was so stunned by Hirohito's eyes.  In fact, he was not the prime minister he wanted to be, but was forcibly appointed by Hirohito.  Because being prime minister at this time is never a good thing.  His predecessor, Nobuyuki Abe, was an Army general. He was good at discerning political trends and knew the art of "preserving oneself wisely". Therefore, after Konoe Fumima and Hiranuma Kiichiro stepped down one after another, he was promoted to the throne of Prime Minister by the Army.  However, after Nobuyuki Abe took office, he achieved nothing due to various reasons.  In terms of diplomacy, the "Japan-U.S. Commerce and Navigation Treaty" with the Americans has expired but cannot be renewed. This means that the United States can restrict or even completely ban exports to Japan at any time. The result will not only make it difficult for Japan to continue the war, but will also have a great impact  The rise and fall of Japan's economic development; in terms of internal affairs, the protracted war and the implementation of the wartime economy have sharply undermined the foundation of Japan's national economy and destroyed the daily lives of its citizens.  Inflation.  The shortage of items is becoming increasingly serious, with even daily necessities such as matches and soap disappearing from the market.  Regardless of the life and death of the people, Nobuyuki Abe adjusted the rice price policy in November 1939, raising the price of brown rice from 38 yen per stone to 43 yen, stipulating public prices for food, metal products, fuel, and silk products, and promulgating price freezes  Order and wage freeze order.  As a result of this policy that harmed the people, black market trade flourished and prices skyrocketed, which was like taking a toll on ordinary people who were struggling to survive.  Abe Nobuyuki¡¯s failures in domestic and foreign policies aroused mass dissatisfaction with the government.  It also disappointed the ruling class, including the emperor.  When the 75th parliament convened in December 1939, all political parties in the parliament spontaneously organized and jointly proposed a motion of no confidence in the cabinet, demanding Abe's resignation.  Abe adopted the method of reorganizing the cabinet and appointed two political party figures.  An attempt to disrupt the party's offensive.  However, the movement to overthrow the government on the part of the political parties has not stopped.  Once again, 276 members of Congress were mobilized to jointly petition to impeach the government.  Things have reached this point.  Abe also hopes to forcibly dissolve the parliament with the support of the army and extend the life of the government.  However, the military had lost confidence in him and was afraid that dissolving parliament would further fuel anti-military and anti-war sentiment among the people, so it decided to abandon Abe.  After the navy stated its opposition to the dissolution of parliament, Riku Prime Minister Shunroku Hata met with Abe and hoped that he would consider stepping down for the sake of the political situation.  so.  Abe, who was first put on a sedan by the Army, was pulled off the sedan by the Army after only four and a half months in power.  ¡°After Nobuyuki Abe¡¯s downfall, no one was willing to take over as prime minister.  Because everyone knows very well that Japan is in a mess right now.  Not only is the economy already on the verge of collapse.  Foreign wars also fell into a virtual quagmire.  The most important thing is that the military has actually taken control of the country. If the prime minister cannot act in accordance with the wishes of the military, he will not be able to control the power. In other words, he will not be able to fundamentally solve the problems facing Japan.  Therefore, even if Hirohito expressed his hope that Mitsumasa Yoneuchi would come forward to form a cabinet, Mitsumasa Yoneuchi remained unmoved and seemed not to hear him.  However, Mitsumasa Yoneuchi did not expect that Hirohito would finally declare loudly at the imperial meeting, "I order Ai Qing to form a cabinet"!  The emperor is a god, and God's will cannot be disobeyed. At this time, Mitsumasa Yoneuchi had no choice but to bite the bullet and become prime minister.  Unexpectedly, less than a month after taking office, the Japanese mainland was subjected to large-scale bombing by the Chinese Air Force.  At this moment, Mitsumasa Yonei even wanted to die.   "The empire itself has never been attacked. Even if Chinese planes came once two years ago, they could only drop some 'pieces of paper'. But now, four of our cities have been bombed. Sasebo  Naval Port, Kumamoto, Fukuoka, Kitakyushu's Yawata Iron and Steel Co., Ltd Our losses are too heavy. " Hirohito said to Mitsumasa Yoneuchi in a deep voice. He was really sad, and at the same time he was deeply afraid The Japanese archipelago has never been affected.  External attack.  Even the scariest one in history was just a false alarm.  The Mongolian fleet was blown into the sea by a "divine wind".  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 troops are still raging in China, the Chinese can already fight back, even into his home.  what does that mean? ?"Your Majesty, our army will make the Chinese people pay the price." Before Mitsumasa Yoneuchi could reply, Tojo Hideki suddenly shouted loudly.  "Really? What price does Deputy Minister Tojo plan to make them pay?" Yoshida Zengo asked with a sneer.  "Of course, retaliate in kind and bomb their cities on a large scale. Especially Chong Qing! We should focus on bombing!" Hideki Tojo waved his fist and looked at Hirohito with high spirits: "Your Majesty, please rest assured that the China Expeditionary Force has been assembled.  A large number of aircraft will soon launch a large-scale bombing of Chongqing. Not only that, the aircraft assembled by Juichi Terauchi and Kenji Doihara this time include a large number of the most advanced Zero fighters, which are enough to completely wipe out the Chinese Air Force.  Now, the sky of China is the empire's own backyard. " "Don't let the Chinese use the most common tricks to annihilate your entire army like before Your stupid command will not only destroy the country.  You yourself have lost a general like Gen Sugiyama, and you have also destroyed many elite aviation units supported by our navy." Yoshida Zengo snorted coldly.  "That's just a trick used by the Chinese people. But no matter what the trick is, it will be useless in the face of absolute power." Tojo Hideki was full of confidence: "Terauchi Juichi-kun will definitely give us a satisfactory answer, maybe  It will be a surprise. " "Surprise? What surprise?" Hirohito asked.  "The China Expeditionary Force has obtained information that Chiang Kai-shek, the leader of the China Army, will attend a large-scale celebration ceremony. Terauchi Juichi-kun has made a special plan for this and will conduct a large-scale bombing of the ceremony site and surrounding areas on the same day If everything goes well  If so, the empire's enemies in China will soon become a mess and even fall into civil strife again! "Hideki Tojo said proudly, "At that time, the empire's army will soon capture Chongqing and then occupy the entire China.  " "Are you talking about the traitors in the army who formed the rebel army?" Yoshida Zengo continued to attack him.  "Yoshida Kaixiang!" Tojo Hideki immediately glared over, "What do you mean?" "I don't mean anything. I'm just asking." Yoshida Zengo sneered: "Could it be that Okamura Neji and Nakai Ryotaro  Aren¡¯t those people from your army?¡± ¡°Haga¡± ¡°Yoshida-kun!¡± Hata Shunroku said with a sullen face, ¡°Besides, those people you mentioned are no longer from the army.  This time, in addition to Chiang Kai-shek, there is another goal, which is to eliminate the shame of the empire!" "Very good!" Hirohito also had a stern face, "Okamura Neiji was once a soldier I was very optimistic about, but it is a pity that he disappointed me.  I hope Terauchi will not disappoint me again!" "When I first arrived in China, there will definitely be an adaptation period. Especially because of the war against the Soviet Union, the China dispatched troops have always been somewhat insufficient, and some defeats are inevitable.  But he is an imperial general after all" Shunroku Hata was startled by Hirohito's words.  What does "disappoint me again" mean?  This shows that Hirohito has long been dissatisfied with Juichi Terauchi's performance in China.  Thinking about it, Nishio Juzo also lost one battle and was transferred back to Tokyo to idle.  He had been investigated before, but Juichi Terauchi had not experienced a huge defeat like the Battle of Nanchang where he lost three divisions at once.  From the Battle of Guinan to the Battle of Changsha.  The losses of the Chinese dispatched troops were no less than those during the Battle of Nanchang.  Compared with the previous record of the Japanese army, Hirohito would certainly be very unhappy.  "What a joke. What does it mean to arrive in China for the first time? Has Juichi Terauchi never been to China before? Who blindly led the army beyond the designated boundaries of the base camp, led the troops to occupy the entire North China, and finally brought the empire into the current quagmire of war  Among them?" Yoshida Zengo interrupted Hata Shunroku and kept sneering.  "Yoshida Zengo, what do you mean by this? Do you want to deny Terauchi-kun's military exploits?" Tojo Hideki shouted.  "War merits? In my eyes, there is only one unqualified soldier who can even disobey the orders of his superiors." Yoshida Zengo snorted coldly.  "Haga" "Deputy Minister Tojo, in front of His Majesty the Emperor, could you please pay attention. Don't always say bad things?" Mitsumasa Yoneuchi also looked at Tojo Hideki coldly.  He was a naval admiral and had never had a good relationship with the army.  Especially last year, after the Germans captured Poland and showed extremely powerful strength, the Army began to advocate a German-Italian-Japanese alliance But this was tantamount to pushing Japan against Britain and the United States.  The Navy does not want to provoke Britain and the United States. Therefore, he has always been opposed to the Army's proposals, which made his originally bad relationship with the Army even worse.  Since Hideki Tojo became the Deputy Minister of the Army, whenever there is a dispute, he must be the vanguard of the Army. He often makes bad remarks, which seems extremely vulgar, which makes them, a group of naval officers who always regard themselves as "aristocratic", extremely  Hate.  "Saying evil things?  It's better than" "That's enough!  Hirohito had no choice but to interrupt the quarrel among his ministers again, "The empire is in a difficult period now. The army and navy should work together, but why are you always fighting over it?"  Is this more interesting than the war with China and the Soviet Union?  " "Your Majesty, forgive me!  " "China bombed the mainland. The empire cannot just swallow its anger and must respond.  Ai Qing Tojo just now" "Your Majesty!  "As Hirohito was talking, a waiter suddenly walked in from the outside in a hurry. After arriving in front of him, he knelt on the ground, raised his hands high, and presented a telegram to him: "Your Majesty, this is the message from the Ministry of War just now.  I sent itplease take a look at it!  " "This must be good news for Mr. Terauchi and the others!  Your Majesty, before I rushed to the palace, I made special arrangements to report to the palace immediately as soon as there was news about the actions in China.  "Tojo Hideki jumped up and shouted excitedly. "Really?  Hirohito was so happy that he no longer cared about Tojo Hideki's rudeness, "Let me see!"  " "Your Majesty, did you kill Chiang Kai-shek?  " Watching Hirohito open the telegram, Tojo stretched his neck. Beside him, Mitsumasa Yoneuchi, Shunroku Hata and others also looked longing The mainland was bombed by the Chinese, and the impact was extremely bad, but  The leaders of the government still have to explain to the outside world, but the bombing has caused extremely heavy losses. How can they explain it? And if the Imperial Air Force successfully bombed Chongqing on a large scale at this time, it even injured or killed them?  The news about Chinese leader Chiang Kai-shek was different. That would offset any negative impact. Therefore, they all wanted to see the news as soon as possible and get a definite answer, but they soon discovered Hirohito's expression was changing.  After the telegram, it suddenly became ugly.  "His Majesty the Emperor slammed the telegram at the excited Tojo Hideki.
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