Thrush King.
After another bad breakup with the Army.
Like an ant on a hot pot, Suzuki Shosuke once again visited Interior Minister Kido.
"Kido-kun, Tsushima Island and Jeju Island have fallen into the hands of Gao Jianwu's troops. Especially on Jeju Island, the 58th Army has a strong strength of 3 divisions and 1 brigade, as well as the 12th Artillery Headquarters The firepower of 3 artillery regiments and 3 artillery brigades, coupled with the precise strikes of Gao Jianwu's naval guns and air force, prevented them from holding on for three days.
Tanegashima also reported that they had encountered a fierce attack and had lost the southern and 2 brigade defense forces. According to the speculation of the intelligence department, the Allies would have the conditions to launch an attack on Kyushu Island in at least half a month. Massive attack.
The defenders of 14 divisions and 9 brigades on Kyushu Island are facing attacks by nearly one million Allied troops. Not counting this, there are at least 500 Allied fighter planes carrying out indiscriminate bombings on the Locust Army on Kyushu Island. , constantly weakening our defenses;
At the same time, the Allies have 4 squadrons and dozens of escort aircraft carriers, battleships, cruisers and destroyers to provide them with sea transportation protection and naval gun attack fire support. "
"Kido-kun, the bargaining chips in our hands are decreasing day by day. If Kyushu Island falls, we will have almost no room for negotiation."
Suzuki Shosuke was really anxious.
Every day we see cities and territories being lost, and every piece of land lost means that the Allies' interest in negotiations will weaken.
The most important thing is that the Locust Army is now unable to cause significant damage to the Allies. In other words, the Allies no longer need to bear the huge casualties and can push it all the way.
Who would negotiate well with him in this case?
"Sir Suzuki,..." Kido hesitated. From his perspective, he could feel that the situation was deteriorating rapidly. Susuke Susuke and the others were right.
But as Tian Huang's spokesperson, what he needs to consider is Tian Huang's best interests. Tian Huang must not let Tian Huang say this, let alone become Tian Huang's biggest leverage in the future.
How to preserve the royal family is Kido's biggest task. In order to achieve this goal, he has tried his best to bring the "moderate" Suzuki to power, just to let the old man negotiate surrender with the Allies.
In this process, someone must stand up and take responsibility. In this case, the most appropriate scapegoat is the military.
At present, it seems that only by doing this can the royal family be preserved. Kido knows that this process must be difficult. The people in the military department are not fools. They insist on fighting because they want to drag everyone down together through fighting.
For those high-ranking officials in the empire, although they usually speak upright and awe-inspiring, when the time comes, no one is willing to sacrifice themselves to help others.
This is also the most basic reason why Suzuki cannot reach an agreement with those in the military department.
The military does not want to bear the responsibility for the war on its own.
"Kido-kun, Hirota, Tojo and Anami all refused to engage in peace talks. Now the War Ministry controls the overall situation of the mainland. Without your Majesty's instructions, it would be impossible for us to advance the peace talks." Suzuki Shosuke said. , "In this case, the old minister will no longer be able to serve His Majesty, please beg for his remains."
In the end, the mess was handed over to him, and Suzuki Shosuke actually accepted it very reluctantly.
However, after the combined fleet was nearly wiped out, the Navy Ministry has completely lost its voice in the military department. Suzuki and Yonei, who were both from the Navy, could not make Anan and others give in even if they said nothing.
"Your Majesty Suzuki, at this time of crisis, your Majesty has high hopes for you. I will definitely convince you to support your work." Kido was forced by Suzuki to be unable to delay any longer.
If Suzuki really gives up his game, the current situation will be even more difficult to control.
In the new cabinet, the navy department does not have the ability to compete with the army department, so the next step is to continue fighting to the death.
The final outcome may be total annihilation.
The Locust Army no longer exists, and Tianhuang naturally has no foundation for its continued existence.
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"Please give me three more days, and I will definitely find a way." Minister Kidouchi finally gave a clear answer.
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"Inoue-kun, how many manpower have you organized now?" After running around a lot, Hatanaka Kenji found more than 20 like-minded young people on hand. He asked Inoue Masataka when he secretly met again.
"Now we have more than fifty people joining us," Inoue Masataka replied. "Most of them are colleagues from the army, and some are from the navy. In general, everyone is determined not to allow His Majesty Tian Huang to surrender."
Hatanaka Kenji figured out that the strength he had on hand was still too weak.
Most of them are staff officers, and they don't have troops under their direct command. These people only add up to two small teams, which can't be a big deal.
We have to recruit powerful people with troops to come in.
And it has to be a powerful figure in the military on the side of Tashikyo. Kenji Hatanaka kept thinking in his mind about who to bring into the group to turn the tide.
There is almost no need to think about his uncle. He is definitely not going to help him. It would be good if he doesn't hold him back.
Kenji Hatanaka checked out the powerful figures around Tokyo in his mind, and suddenly a key figure appeared in his mind.
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"Our Army will never give up. In Kyushu we will build the Maginot Line of Defense in the East.
Our 16th Front's 40th Army and 57th Army have the strong strength of 5 divisions and 3 independent mixed brigades, 2 independent tank brigades in southern Kyushu, as well as the First Artillery Headquarters and the Fourth Artillery Commander Two heavy artillery units built an iron wall in the south with Kagoshima as the center.
The 56th Army, with Fukuoka as the center, deployed 4 divisions and two tank brigades, with 4 heavy artillery regiments and 3 artillery regiments of the Sixth Artillery Headquarters, and two more in Iki and Shimomitsu. The fortress group deployed two heavy artillery regiments, nine fortress infantry brigades and several security brigades.
As for the entire Kyushu, we have deployed a total force of more than 400,000 main troops. Relying on the solid fortress group and the defense of the fortress heavy artillery, even a million Allied troops can attack! "
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Then their Army Department will face direct pressure from Tian Huang.
This was something General Anan could not bear.
"Don't worry, Mr. Suzuki, the Army Ministry will do its own thing and will never delay His Majesty's important events." In response to Suzuki's invisible warning, General Anan could only bow his head.
General Anan is very clear about the situation of his Army Staff.
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On the one hand, they received the information that the Japs were preparing for peace talks, but this time General Steven and General Smith, under the influence of Gao Jianwu, had only one answer for the Japs: "Unconditionally lay down your weapons and surrender immediately!"
After receiving this brief answer, Chief Suzuki decided to send a delegation to see General Steven Allied Headquarters after a brief discussion with Kido, Yonei and other peace factions.
Although they have not yet clearly replied to unconditional surrender, this gesture is not far from unconditional surrender.
Originally, this was news at the highest level of Xiaobook, but Anan finally passed the news to the Army Staff through an "unintentional" slip of the tongue.
Kenji Hatanaka was furious when he heard the news, and he immediately sped up action.
The headquarters of the Imperial Guards Division.
Inoue Masataka and several people met directly with Lieutenant General Morihisa, the commander of the Guards Division, in the name of conveying orders from the military headquarters.
"Your Excellency Morihisa, we are not the heralds of the military department," After seeing Lieutenant General Morihisa, Inoue Masataka bluntly stated the purpose of his group's visit.
"A few of us came to the Guards Division because we want to save the entire empire together with His Majesty Morihisa. We cannot choose to surrender due to the cowardice of some people. Instead, we must eliminate some cowards and cowards around His Majesty Tian Huang as soon as possible and restore the empire. Lead the decisive battle on the homeland, bury the Allies with iron blood on the homeland, and then wait for an opportunity to rise again!"
Inoue Masataka said solemnly.
"Inoue-kun, everyone, the Guards Division is His Majesty Tian Huang's guard. Everything is subject to His Majesty Tian Huang's orders. Our Guards Division is not and will not become a self-made guard in the future. All officers and soldiers of the Guards Division , will take protecting and serving Tian Huang as the highest criterion!" Lieutenant General Morihisa flatly rejected Inoue Masataka's persuasion.
To act on one's own initiative at this time is tantamount to rebellion against Zouda Huang, and Lieutenant General Morihisa would certainly not do such a thing.
"Your Excellency Morihisa, if His Majesty Tian Huang is surrounded by rebellious ministers who have deceived His Majesty, then Mr. Morihisa must be honest with you, otherwise the empire will be betrayed by these rebellious ministers and the thousand-year empire will be destroyed!" Inoue Masataka further persuaded.
His words sounded increasingly rebellious to Lieutenant General Morijiu.
"Inoue-kun, I consider you a nephew. Your fathers have fought on the battlefield and served His Majesty Tian Huang for generations. I hope you will not act impulsively at this critical moment.
You are the hope for the future of the empire. In this difficult moment, you must learn to be patient in order to retain your usefulness and work hard for the empire to rise again in the future. " Lieutenant General Morijiu persuaded him earnestly.
But in the minds of people like Inoue Masataka, Lieutenant General Morihisa is a typical example and somewhat disrespectful.
Before they could make a decision, another group of uninvited guests came one after another.
This is when Hatanaka Kenji and Uemoto Satoshi arrived at the headquarters of the Guards Division.
"Inoue-kun, Mr. Morihisa, are you willing to work with us on a big event?" Hatanaka Kenji came in and asked Inoue Masataka.
In fact, looking at the expressions of Lieutenant General Morihisa and Masataka Inoue on the field, Hatanaka Kenji already knew the result.
"Hataka-kun, Mr. Morihisa still hasn't agreed to join us in this righteous deed." Inoue Masataka shook his head.
"Then there is nothing to talk about, Lord Morihisa. For the sake of the empire, we must ask you to return to your position." After speaking, Hatanaka Kenji took out his gun and fired two shots at Lieutenant General Morihisa.
Lieutenant General Morihisa stared at Hatanaka Kenji in disbelief. He could not believe until his death that Hatanaka Kenji dared to openly rebel here. However, Hatanaka Kenji did it without hesitation.
Lieutenant General Morihisa vomited blood and tried to block the big hole in his chest that was spurting out blood with both hands. However, everything was in vain. The massive blood loss made him
He soon lost consciousness.
Before he fell, Kenji Hatanaka took out several orders from his arms, removed Lieutenant General Morihisa's fingers that had not lost their warmth, and stamped his handprint on the orders with blood.
He, Masataka Inoue, Sataro Uemoto and others were appointed as the captain and battalion captain of the Guards Division. Before the guards from the Guards Division Headquarters rushed in, they quickly carried Lieutenant General Morihisa into another room. , and then come out with a brand new order book.
"Major Hataka, what happened just now? Who was shooting?" Lieutenant Ishihara, the leader of the security team who hurried over, asked him without any doubt after meeting Kenji Hatanaka at the door.
He is an old man who has followed Lieutenant General Morihisa in the army for a long time. He has met Kenji Hatanaka and knows that he is a popular figure next to a big shot in the military. He is already a young man at a young age.
"Ishihara-kun, someone accidentally set off the fire just now. Nothing happened. Following my order from the military headquarters, Commander Morihisa has appointed us as the co-captain of the Guards Division and the captain of the 1st Battalion. This is an order. I also hope that Mr. Ishihara can take us to each wing to hand over the position to me.
Commander Morihisa wants to rest and will not come out. Please be sure to arrange for people to guard the headquarters and do not let anyone disturb the Commander. "Hatanaka Ken issued a false order without changing his expression.
Second Lieutenant Ishihara took the order form from Hatanaka Kenji and others. Sure enough, it contained the bright red seal of the military headquarters and the handprint of Commander Morihisa. Although the handprints could not be seen to be authentic for a while, Lieutenant Ishihara could not mistake the bright red seal of the military headquarters. That is true!
Each of these familiar visitors has the rank of young leftist or even left-centered, and they are genuine staff officers from the military department. Behind them, there may be a big shot above the level of lieutenant general. If we take advantage of the current opportunity to come down for gilding, there will indeed be no A better choice than the Guards Division.
Because the Guards Division mainly defends the palace, there is no other danger except being bombed. Second Lieutenant Ishihara did not even think of going anywhere else. After checking that there was nothing wrong with the order, he saluted and took them with him. Take office.
The three confused captains of the regiment had no doubts, so Shirihutu handed over the command to Ying of the regiment, and asked Kenji Hatanaka and the others to quickly replace the guard force of the division headquarters with their own people. Temporarily cover up the information about Lieutenant General Morihisa's death.
Then, with the order to strengthen the security of the palace, the Guards Division surrounded the palace, and then cut off the palace's external communications!
