The devil's cabinet.
Two old guys, Minai and Anan, almost came to blows.
"Surrender? The Army will never surrender in this life! Never!" Anan yelled filial piety towards Minai. "Our army only has the souls of Yamato who died in battle, and there are no cowards who surrender, even if it costs 100 million pieces of jade!"
"Ananjun, calm down, please control your emotions. As the cornerstone of the empire, we must consider the survival of the empire and the survival of His Majesty Tian Huang. The current situation has become uncontrollable." Minai sighed.
"Allies in Europe have chosen to surrender.
Now we are the only ones supporting the crisis independently. Allied bombers are dropping thousands of bombs and incendiary bombs on the mainland every day. Thousands of people are dying every day. We have lost Ryukyu. Allied bombing It will be more intense! "
"The Allied attack on the homeland is imminent. Our naval intelligence department has received the Allied attack plan. China's Gao Jianwu has even returned to China to make the final deployment of troops."
"On the Bangzi Peninsula, Li Yunlong's troops are about to reach the Tsushima Strait? Anan-kun, tell me, what can we do now to continue fighting with the Eighth Route Army and the Allied Forces?
What significance does such a battle have for the empire? "
Suzuki, the chief minister of the Japanese cabinet, also said, "Since the Imperial United Fleet's defeat in Luzon's Leite Bay, we have forever lost the rich southern territory, and at the same time we have also lost the only source of raw materials and food. Now, relying on the mainland, we can continue to The food to feed ourselves is gone. Soon, we will no longer have the steel to make bullets. Ananjun, you have to cheer up and face this difficult moment with us. Even if it means surrender, we must be firm. Stay alive."
"No. Suzuki-kun, Yonei-kun, our army will never be such a coward. We still have more than 2 million soldiers who are willing to fight unconditionally. Even if there is no food or bullets. Our army must continue to fight firmly, with Bayonets will destroy the damn Allied forces and the Eighth Route Army on the mainland." General Anan's eyes were red and he shouted as if he had completely lost his mind.
Look at General Anan losing his mind. Suzuki shook his head, today's communication was destined to be fruitless again. He stopped Mine who wanted to speak again.
"Anan-kun, let's stop here today. I believe your majesty has his own decision on this matter." Suzuki said calmly.
Even if he cannot convince General Anan, Suzuki believes that Tian Huang will make General Anan obey his orders. After all, he is their living god.
"No, Suzuki-kun, I don't want you to bother His Majesty. This is not allowed by the Army." General Anan shouted at Suzuki with his eyes widened.
But Suzuki is not threatened by him. Here, the Navy still has tens of thousands of special marines obeying his and Minai's orders, and the Guards Division will also obey their orders.
The meeting broke up unhappy.
General Anan walked away.
Suzuki and Minei smiled bitterly at each other, "Suzuki-kun, it seems that we have to take that step." Minei said to Suzuki.
"We have no choice. With Gao Jianwu and Li Yunlong's attitude and ferocity towards the Empire's locust army, we cannot bear the consequences of our homeland being attacked by them. That will lose the Empire's last vestige of recovery."
"I understand, Minei-kun, the empire can no longer continue fighting. Many of our people can only eat one meal now." The old Suzuki sighed.
"At the beginning, I did not agree to attack the overlord in the Americas. If we have another three to five years of accumulation in the south, Manchukuo, and China, the power of the entire empire will reach a higher level. What an opportunity it is. Tojo and the others will Everything is ruined, these short-sighted guys are simply the sinners of the empire."
"There is nothing we can do about that, Mr. Suzuki. The past cannot be forgotten. Let's face the reality. We must retain some vitality for the empire to make a comeback. You and I both know that if we continue to fight, not only will the empire not be able to save it, but we will also lose the last bit of revenge. There may be no seeds left,” said Minai Haixiang.
"Gao Jianwu and Li Yunlong are ruthless and have an almost perverted psychology of extermination towards the Locust Army. If all the last 4 million Yamato men are killed, the empire will not have a chance to turn around for at least a hundred years."
There is no love for no reason in this world, and there is no hate for no reason. In fact, Suzuki and Minai know very well why this is the case. The Locust Army has left too many blood debts there. They put themselves in each other's shoes and understand everything. Absolutely There is no reason to let it go easily.
That's exactly what Li Yunlong and Gao Jianwu thought.
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"Asshole, how can the cabinet discuss such a thing as surrender!" When the little Japanese General Anan deliberately revealed the discussion of surrender to the War Department, Shao Zuo's staff officer Hatanaka Kenji said angrily.
"The cowards in the cabinet are no longer worthy of being in the cabinet." As a die-hard military loyalist, Kenji Hatanaka's eyes flashed with a fierce light.
"Inoue-kun, do you think the empire should surrender?" After coming out of the Army Ministry, Hatanaka Kenji found his colleague, Masataka Inoue, who was also Shao Zuo's staff officer, and asked tentatively.
"Of course we can't surrender. We still have 100 million Yamatojiro, and we still have a chance to defeat the Allies in a decisive battle on home soil!" Inoue Masataka replied without hesitation, "His Majesty Tian Huang must have been deceived by the cowards in the cabinet. We must Change all that!”
"Very well, Mr. Inoue, we have to change everything, but just the two of us are not enough. Next, we need to contact more people to participate in this great operation. Next, we will go to our colleagues to convince them. Participate." Kenji Hatanaka nodded with satisfaction, and the addition of Masataka Inoue gave him hope.
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On the other side, Yonei and Suzuki secretly met with the Minister of Internal Affairs Kido.
"Kido-kun, the situation is urgent now. We can't push this matter indefinitely." Minai said straight to the point, "If we wait until the Allied forces land on the mainland, it will be too late. By that time, we will have nothing to bargain with. rights, we need His Majesty’s decree to advance this process.”
"Under the Mi Cabinet, Your Majesty Tian Huang's intentions are clear to you. Please don't embarrass Your Majesty anymore." As Tian Huang's number one minister, Kido is very aware of Tian Huang's inclination, but surrendering is such a matter. Tian Huang must not be allowed to take the initiative to mention it, as this will greatly damage the image of Emperor Tian Huang.
As the supreme leader of the empire, Tian Huang never wanted to give up any interests, especially his supreme image in the minds of the people.
"But if His Majesty Tian Huang doesn't stand up and suppress the main war faction, it will be difficult for us to push forward that matter. Kido-kun, time is not on our side now. If we persist like this, I can't imagine that time. What kind of situation will happen? But it is definitely far from the goal we want to achieve now." Mine said sincerely.
"Yonei-kun, now is the time to grab time. We don't need to disclose His Majesty's thoughts to all the citizens. We only need His Majesty to express his thoughts to the important ministers." Suzuki Chief Assistant continued what Yine said, "Your Majesty's thoughts. It’s enough for the ministers to know.”
If they don't get strong support from the inner court today, it's impossible for Suzuki and Minei to leave. This matter has reached a deadlock. Only the One in the Inner Court can resolve this impasse.
Kido looked embarrassed. As the chief steward of the inner court, he naturally knew what that person was thinking, but if he was asked to say it clearly, it would be absolutely impossible.
This matter is a bit difficult to handle.
Kido thought for a while and said to Minai and Suzuki. "You two sirs, please work harder. I will try my best to request your Majesty, but this matter is not trivial. We can't just wait to embarrass your Majesty."
Hearing Kinuchi's relaxed tone, Minai and Suzuki finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Then, I'll leave this matter to Minai-kun. We won't bother you any more, so let's just leave it alone."
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Jinyang.
"For this battle, we will need 50,000 Type 43 assault rifles, 200 Type 45 40mm anti-aircraft cannons, 200 Type 41 75mm mountain guns, 180 Type 107 rocket launchers, 1,000 Type 40 rocket launchers, and 60 homemade Type 45 155mm howitzer.
Although we can request a full set of American equipment from the Allies, in the final decisive battle, we must show our strength. We fail to realize that we are not just a good group of warriors, we also have great capabilities in our own right. "
"These will be related to the size of the post-war pie."
"About this weapon. My suggestion is to divide it into five attack groups. In each attack group, there will be an attack group all equipped with our own weapons.
All infantry members of each attack group use Type 43 assault rifles. The squad is equipped with one 40 rocket launcher and one rocket launcher. The company is equipped with three Type 45 12.7mm high-level dual-purpose machine guns. The battalion is equipped with four replica Type 43 75mm mountain guns. The attack group is equipped with It is equipped with a 36-gun 107 rocket launcher regiment and a 40-gun 40mm anti-aircraft gun regiment, plus a 12-gun 155mm heavy artillery battalion.
Finally, each attack group is assigned a Type 59 tank battalion. "
"In this way, my main attack group has completely surpassed the configuration of the Allied forces of the same size in terms of firepower, and it can demonstrate the military power of our army on foreign battlefields."
"According to our transportation scale and configuration, we will fully support this 50,000 attack group and there will be no logistical problems."
Facing the boss, Gao Jianwu put forward his own requirements and suggestions.
This made the boss a little confused. Originally, the staff planned to use half American weapons and half Japanese weapons for weapons and ammunition. In this way, the army inventory would be emptied.
But Gao Jianwu suddenly wanted to take away the hard goods that the troops had finally accumulated. The boss was a little puzzled at first, but when Gao Jianwu explained it, the boss understood.
This is because I want to go out and show off.
In particular, the simplified version of the 59d tank is almost a replica of the original version in terms of armor and firepower. It is equipped with reactive composite armor and an original 105mm smoothbore gun. However, the sighting system is limited to the current electronic level and has not been improved for the time being. In terms of power, The V-shaped 12-cylinder water-cooled diesel engine is also perfectly reproduced.
For this era, even the simplified version of the 59d, its powerful firepower and powerful armor are the peak armor level of this period. Even though each attack group is only equipped with a battalion of 36 vehicles, this battalion fights T-34s. It’s not a big problem to have 4 or 5 camps of goods!
Because the 59d's artillery hit the T-34 and almost killed a child with one shot. However, the 76mm artillery of the T-34 hit the 59d. Unless it was lucky to hit the track, it would be injured, and the other parts could hardly be hit!
If you trade one for five, your T-34 tank driver will be extremely good at fighting.
This is the first trump card Gao Jianwu is ready to show to the world.
It's a pity that there are not many copies now, and less than 200 vehicles have been produced at full power. Gao Jianwu came back and emptied his fortune, so he formed 5 tank battalions, but this was enough for him to show off.
After some manipulation by Gao Jianwu, the boss agreed with his plan with great distress.
Troops going into battle began to move from land around the Bohai Sea, following the peninsula opened by Li Yunlong.
A big war is about to begin.
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At the Little Japanese Eastern Army Headquarters, Lieutenant General Tanaka Shinichi welcomed a familiar uninvited guest.
"Uncle, long time no see," Hatanaka Kenji shouted excitedly after walking into Tanaka Shinichi's headquarters.
"Kenji, you are not at the staff headquarters, why are you coming to me?" Tanaka Shinichi asked in confusion.
"Uncle, haven't you heard that the cabinet is preparing to surrender?" Hatanaka Kenji was still filled with indignation when talking about this matter. "We, the young faction, believe that this is absolutely not allowed. So today I am here to discuss with you, uncle, how to get the cabinet to change this dangerous idea."
"Kenji, these matters are matters of concern to the big shots at the top. Just play your role as a consultant." Shinichi Tanaka scolded Kenji Hatanaka disapprovingly.
"No, uncle, this is a major matter for the empire. We can't let cowards like the cabinet betray the empire." Hatanaka Kenji said impulsively.
"You and I are petty officials. Even if we have such an idea, what can we do about the arrangements for such important national affairs that are simply out of our reach? Kenji, you are still young. If there is nothing that can be done at the Ministry of War, you can come to me. Become an adjutant here." Tanaka Shinichi persuaded.
His nephew was in a very wrong state, and Tanaka Shinichi wanted to keep him close to him and watch him.
Don't be foolish in such troubled times.
Tanaka Shinichi is very aware of the old habit of conquering the little Japanese. This is almost a tradition.
This guy Hatanaka Kenji, looking at his state, might be in trouble if someone instigates him.
At this time, Tanaka Shinichi didn't know that it was his nephew who really wanted to instigate trouble.
Seeing that the conversation was not going well, Hatanaka Kenji said nothing more and started to change the topic and talk about the family's personal problems.
Because Hatanaka Kenji could see that his uncle didn't seem to have any objection to surrender, but instead felt happy to see it succeed, which made him very uncomfortable.
In his opinion, his uncle was really old, and even his enthusiasm for bleeding blood for the empire had been exhausted.
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