"Someone has to make a reasonable explanation for this, must! And, just today, right here!"

Emperor Showa was like a brave warrior, jumping up and down at the imperial meeting, insulting a group of ministers so that they did not move at all, and they did not dare to make any noise. They were afraid that they would be brought up by the angry emperor to scold him. Japanese Prime Minister Yuyuki Hamaguchi, Navy Minister Takabuki, Army Minister Ichizumi Ugaki, more than ten senior Japanese cabinet officials and senior officials of the General Staff Headquarters, and important generals of the Navy and Army. When Emperor Showa kept slandering, he could only choose to remain silent.

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"The war started on November 12th, and today is 9 am on the 17th. Tell me, how many troops and land have we lost in Taiwan in just five days, and the remaining imperial warriors, are they still possible to continue fighting again? Do they still have the ability to continue fighting?"

After receiving the telegram from the Fifth Division, Hashiguchi Taro Tamasa, Kazuo Yi, who was defending the 5th Division, then Chiayi, who was defending the defense, suffered a mistake. He also sacrificed his life for the country. Later, he received a telegram from Harukai Akai to defend and wait for assistance. There was only one remaining unit of the Fifth Division in the front line of Taipei and Keelung, plus an independent special mixed brigade with weak combat power. At the previous loss rate, it was estimated that it would not be enough for the Chinese army to consume ten hours, so the battle on the northern front of Taiwan was doomed to fail. On the battlefield of the southern front, Harukai Akai had already ordered the contraction of defense, which could make the dignified second division of the Imperial Japanese Army shrink the defense line. The real situation can be imagined... This series of unfavorable news has been passed back to Japan one after another. If Emperor Showa did not curse again, it would be abnormal.

"His Majesty the Emperor, the main reason for our failure is that our army's failure can be analyzed from the intelligence sent back by the Special High-Tech Corporation. Our army's failure is due to insufficient preparations. It is not expected that the Chinese army will actively land on Taiwan to fight, maintain high-intensity and continuous combat, and fight with us in a high-consumption modern way. Secondly, our army's failure lies in the command failure. We should not let all divisions and divisions be blocked. If there is no unified and efficient command in the Taiwan Ministry, it is inevitable that the Chinese army will be defeated one by one."

"Last point, our army's combat equipment is obviously not as good as the Chinese. The front-line troops reported that almost every Chinese army had a machine gun and a pistol. They did not fight with our army hand-to-hand combat or confront our trenches. Their artillery advantages were far more than us. The commander of the Fifth Division, Haraguchi Taro Haraguchi, once reported that only one Chinese army was involved in the attack of Hsinchu, but their firepower was stronger than our three divisions. When attacking Taoyuan, the Chinese people mobilized two divisions and a heavy artillery brigade to participate in the attack, especially their Fifth Division, which was a highly mechanized unit. Our tank troops and the 11th Infantry Regiment did not cause any losses to the other side. Soon, under the attack of the Fifth Division of the Chinese army, they did not see a single Chinese soldier from beginning to end. They were all powerful tanks and infantry fighting vehicles..."

Army Minister Ichisei Ugaki told me that at this point, the Japanese army's defeat was destined. Ichisei Ugaki had long thought of not fighting anymore. This minister with a strong political tendency now sees the gap in strength between China and Japan. Japan's self-proclaimed Japan has been deceived by the Republic's Baaking Party, which has been tolerated for more than ten years. The gap in comprehensive strength between China and Japan has been reflected in the war. It can be imagined that if Japan invests its only navy to the Taiwan battlefield, China will bring great surprises to Japan. By that time, Japan should not imagine its status as a great power anymore. It may be a problem to maintain its homeland. But he is well versed in politics and obviously does not want to be the first to be the leader. No matter how the ministers here have the idea of ​​not being able to fight again, he cannot be the first to jump out.

The explanation of the Army Minister Ichizumi Ugaki quickly calmed down Emperor Showa, who had just jumped like a monkey, and walked back and forth, walked to the Japanese cabinet Prime Minister Yuyuki Hamaguchi, and saw the prime minister's aging face. He shook his head and walked away. He came to Navy Minister Takabu Biao. After his eyes lit up, he said shrillly: "Is our navy not good either? Our powerful 88 fleet is still hatching chickens in the port?"

The last time the Taiwan War Royal Conference was held, Navy Minister Caibu Biao explained that due to the large-scale confrontation with the Chinese naval fleet before the war and a series of large-scale demonstration exercises were held in the East China Sea, all the actions were to make China retreat. However, when the Japanese main fleet was tormented and had to rest, the Chinese army took the initiative to launch an attack. The main fleet of the Japanese army stationed in Naha Port to rest and recuperate, completed the ship inspection, mobilization of officers and soldiers, material preparation and other work as soon as possible. There was no week that could not go out. The large fleet measured by the displacement of tens of thousands of tons was not a small sampan, and small fishing boats could be dispatched as soon as they were said to be dispatched.

Moreover, it is at least 600 kilometers from Naha Port to Keelung. Even if the Ministry of Finance immediately ordered the warships that could already leave the port immediately, putting aside the miscellaneous preparation time and not considering the possible interception of the Chinese naval forces, especially the attack of Chinese submarine forces, the distance of more than 340 nautical miles was more than ten hours even if the fleet was allowed to rush to the fastest speed of thirty knots. The troops in Keelung in Taipei were enough to be broken in this time, and the distance to reach Kaohsiung was longer. In short, the navy could be dispatched, and the army in Taiwan could not escape the ending of destruction.

After taking Taoyuan, China's Northern Line troops had already encircled Taipei and divided their troops to attack Keelung. Taipei, which is only more than 30 kilometers away from Taoyuan and Keelung, which is only more than 20 kilometers away from Taipei. For the highly mechanized China Fourth Army, an hour of assault distance is farther than any distance. The independent special-mixed brigade rushed from Hualien not only has poor combat effectiveness, but also whether it can reach Taipei is a question. Maybe Taipei, Keelung has fallen, but the jade-breaking telegram sent by the garrison troops was once again interfered by the special interference equipment of the Chinese army, and the local government has not received a definite report.

The time in Tokyo, Japan is one hour faster than that in Beijing, China. The imperial meeting held by Emperor Showa was about nine o'clock when it was underway, but it was only eight o'clock in Beijing, and it was a little late in Taiwan. So when the meeting was underway, the surviving Japanese Special High-Tech Agent hidden among ordinary people risked his life to send a telegram. The agents who sent the telegram naturally could not escape the bad luck, but also brought the latest information to the Japanese mainland in time, that is, "Taipei and Keelung have been lost, and there are Taiwanese people celebrating unification everywhere."

The news has not been submitted to the imperial meeting. The Japanese Second Division, Akai Harukai, who insisted in Kaohsiung, sent another telegram for help. The large-scale artillery bombardment of the Chinese army has arrived, and the artillery fire has been ongoing since dawn, without any intention of reducing. After the large-scale artillery bombardment, it is naturally continuous attacks. This is for the Japanese army to lose and consume a lot of supplies during repeated bombardment and continuous combat. The remaining supplies are not enough to support the Second Division to last for too long... In other words, there is no need for the Chinese army to attack, and the second division fighting alone will fail. The Chinese army will definitely take Kaohsiung on the 17th, and at the latest noon, the difference is whether they will do their best to attack.

The two news was presented to Yuqian's meeting. Emperor Showa, who was furious, no longer said anything. He looked at the ministers whose body was trembling slightly. He no longer wanted to say anything. After a long time, he suddenly asked: "The Ministry of the Navy, the Third and Ninth Divisions mobilized after the war broke out, along with the fourth batch of supplies, should have left Tokyo Bay on the evening of the 15th. Where is the fleet now? It is only more than a thousand nautical miles from Tokyo to Keelung. Even if you want to transfer to Naha, you have not arrived at Naha Port yet?"

"Hi, your majesty!"

The Ministry of Finance nodded fiercely and responded that this fleet carried two Japanese divisions of Japanese troops used for the Taiwan war and a batch of supplies. It was the largest batch of reinforcements and combat supplies raised by the Japanese government after the outbreak of the war. Fortunately, the fleet was not fast and there were warships escorting along the way. What is more important is that after they arrived at Naha Port, they responded to the situation of the war in Taiwan. The Japanese army in Taiwan had always hoped for the arrival of this fleet in time, so they insisted and resisted hard, just to delay the war to more than a week. But before the fleet arrived in Naha, the war on Taiwan's main island was about to be defeated. If Japan wanted to regain Taiwan, would it be necessary to launch a landing battle against the Chinese army that had just defeated itself? I believe there is nothing more dangerous than this.

"His Majesty the Emperor!"

Yuyuki Hamaguchi, who had been silent, spoke up. His successive defeats were injected into his old body like a needle catalytic agent. While his failure made him terrified and rejuvenated, it also brought endless pain to his heart. This great Japanese Prime Minister has always been a loyal patriot. He hoped that the Japanese Empire would be powerful and mighty, but he paid more attention to reality, developed the economy, reduced military investment, etc. He has been doing it. However, the inherent deformed military political system has made his efforts not get the space and opportunities he deserves for a long time. The brave warriors have always wanted to teach the ungrateful Chinese a lesson, defeating China again like the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, winning large war reparations and long-term interests, and ushering in another great opportunity to take off.

But what is the truth? The Chinese military told the Japanese with practical actions, what is social progress? What does comprehensive strength determine combat effectiveness? What does military and civilians mean? The power of unity brings vitality to the Chinese nation. It is not the Chinese Baath Party, but the aggressive war initiated by Japanese imperialism that made the Chinese feel the necessity of unity, the importance of unity, and the role of military power.

In short, there is no need to continue this war. Otherwise, it would be more than the Second Division, but more divisions, more imperial warriors, and more Japanese youths filled the big hole in the war, just for a poor island where birds do not shit and only produce rice. Why bother? So, when His Majesty the Emperor realized his mistake, Hamaguchi Yuyuki knew that he should stand up and the heroes would correct their mistakes, but he would not admit that he had made mistakes. The king has always been like this, so he is the one who needs to take the initiative to bear the responsibility for the war.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, I believe that there is no need for us to continue the battle between Taiwan Island in Wechina. The ancient Chinese said that the right time and place and harmony are the dominant factors of the war. The Chinese army fought through the Taiwan Strait and landed on the treasure island. Hundreds of thousands of Taiwanese people welcomed each other with food and pots of juice. However, our army left their hometowns and fought in different places, without timely support from the local area, and could not get rich supplies, nor did the broad masses support. We did not have the right time and place and harmony with people!" At this time, Yuyuki Hamaguchi was in tears and advised the attendees of the meeting, especially Emperor Showa.

"The war between us and China has damaged the relationship between the two countries, but has promoted major countries in the world, including the United States. The just war has united the Chinese people, and has also allowed these countries that only focus on real interests to strengthen trade cooperation with China. The market of hundreds of millions of people has opened up to major countries in the world, reduced the inflation rate of various countries, and effectively promoted the sustained economic progress... At the same time, the war has also caused a large-scale resistance to Japanese goods in China. How can our industrial products last forever without the Chinese market?"

"Now, the Keelung Port in Taiwan has been lost. Even if we want to continue the war, we can only let the fleet detour to Kaohsiung Port. But the key is that the Chinese army has launched an attack today. Can the Second Division of Akai Haruhai last until tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, or even longer, we don't know at all. But what we know is that our fleet has not yet arrived at the transit station Naha. If we want to continue to sail to Kaohsiung Port in Taiwan, it will take at least two full days. Ask our Navy Minister Caibu Biao, no matter how weak the Chinese Navy is, will they watch our fleet sail into the war zone and arrive in Kaohsiung? To liberate Taiwan, the Chinese Army can fight to the death. Does anyone know that the Chinese Navy will not fight to the end?"

"May Ichizumi Ugaki, our Army Minister, even if our fleet arrives at Kaohsiung Port smoothly, facing the Chinese army that has just defeated the second, third, fifth and third elite divisions, can our troops land successfully? Can we defeat the Chinese people who are united and united? Haraguchi Hashitaro reported that the Chinese air force and army are extremely strong, and they have all the advanced weapons we do not have. Is the flesh and blood of the Imperial Warriors, or the armored chariots of the Chinese? Is our manual rifles powerful, or the Chinese planes and cannons quick?"

As Hamaguchi Yuki talked, he used China less and less to describe China. In his opinion, the gap between China and Japan has not been one or two years. Different political systems, different national development strategies, and different regional resource situations have given China the capital to grow rapidly. However, Japan does not. Unfortunately, when China was rising by the autonomous region, the Japanese government saw that China's so-called warlords in the Central Plains Belt were in full swing, with words such as long braids, foot binding, dog slaves, and cowards. But now? No matter how weak or poor the Chinese warlords are in the melee, with their strong strength in the west, their weaknesses have become the stimulus for development. After the combination of strength and weakness, China is also many times stronger than Japan.

Yuyu Hamaguchi knew very well that in politics, Japan's constitutional monarchy was a completely wrong system, and Japanese politics, which had not escaped from the influence of the emperor, was always strongly influenced by the king. Economically, after the Meiji Restoration, Japan learned the Western industrial system and founded a series of industries, metallurgy, shipbuilding, textiles, military industry, etc., but without learning everything, Japan has raised a strong army, focusing social productivity and major wealth on military expenditures. The Washington Conference advocated that global powers cut down their navies, and Japanese militarists shouted against them to see how stupid these people were.

Economically, when the world has entered the era of electrification, modern industry represented by petrochemicals, radio and radio communications, automobiles, home appliances, etc., is led by China, which has always been despised by Japan. When high-tech products made in China began to set off a heat wave in the global market, Japan was still obsessed with building its powerful 88 fleet. This directly led to the launch of a large-scale air strike against the Japanese army in Taiwan. Many Japanese soldiers had never seen the plane and thought the bombs were some strange things.

The strong military strength brought about by leading comprehensive strength has directly evolved into new tactical changes and development. The Japanese army used the strategies and tactics of the European war period to deal with the modern war tactics of the Chinese army without knowing the height of the world. The ending has been seen. An elite permanent division is not enough for others to consume ten hours, and a fully-filled infantry gang is firmly in the complete fortifications, and the death time is only calculated in how many hours.

Yuyuki Hamaguchi even thought of what modern means would the Chinese army use to deal with the arrogant and boundless Japanese army if the Japanese navy stepped into the theater. The giant cannon ships have been theoretically proved by various countries that there is no future for development. The Japanese navy has also deeply understood this. I really don’t know if the Chinese army, which has been unexpected since the war, will come up with any new tricks to make Japan’s last support. Therefore, the naval fleet cannot go to the theater, and the transport fleet should not go to Taiwan, otherwise the two elite divisions would sink into the sea without a fight, but it would be really a Super Cup... It is precisely because of these that Yuyuki Hamaguchi muster up the courage to explain to Emperor Showa and many ministers and soldiers that they can’t fight again.

"I believe that everyone here is loyal to His Majesty the Emperor and is dedicated to the prosperity of the Japanese Empire. However, look at us now, take a closer look and think about it. Many of our government departments, many of our local wealthy people, including myself, can you find out from every bit of life, the Army Department? The Navy Department? Two of you, what car did the officials of each department take to attend the meeting before the imperial meeting was held?"

"If you insist that it is the Huarui sedan of the United States Asia and America Group, then you can't make it. These cars that we cannot make in Japan, including those used in many places in Tokyo, are made in China. Those without air conditioning do not sit, those without leather seats do not sit, those without car refrigerators do not, and those without comfort do not... Have you ever thought about how we in Japan can make such a car?"

"Do you guys at home to buy American trademark products. In fact, it is a assembly company of Chinese companies in the United States. All colleagues who like tea ceremony know more clearly. If you have the opportunity, you will go to China, especially from Xinjiang in western China, Guangxi, Guangdong, and the two lakes, including the ever-changing Shanghai. There are so many Chinese companies, China's industry is so strong, and China's strength is so strong. Most of their products are made locally, assembled by trading countries, and sold globally. How great is this benefit? I haven't done any in-depth research. The ancient China is opening its territory to the world with a new attitude and showing itself to the world, but do we still have to persist in fighting with such a country?"

"Baiga, do we really need to fight?" Hamaguchi Yuyuki's speech was very eloquent. Emperor Showa and others were already intoxicated and did not realize that this was an imperial meeting on war. Instead, it was another Meiji Restoration-changing movement to change the appearance of Japan in advance. Many officials and officers were even thinking about everything in their homes. Every bit of life seemed to gradually emerge before their eyes, and the word "Made in China" became clearer.

"I don't know if you have studied the project bidding conference after the founding of China. Hundreds of enterprises and consortiums from more than ten countries participated in the bidding conference. Our Japanese Empire also had corporate consortiums. The results of the public bidding were announced to the world. After a little analysis, you can see that China actually lacks anything except construction funds. Human resources, technical reserves, companies, government supervision, etc., most of the projects attract foreign funds, not construction forces. They use other people's money to build their own homes, lose a small part of temporary benefits, but gain the entire future. Just imagine, are there such talents in our great Japanese Empire? Will our government have such ambitions?"

"Finally, I have to remind you that when we started war with China, our country launched a war mobilization, mobilized the army forces of five divisions, mobilized the vast majority of civilian shipping forces, and used a large part of the war material reserves. But what happened? China did not mobilize any war, and social life and construction continued in an orderly manner. We are already on the verge of failure relying solely on China's conventional military forces and military-industrial enterprises. Let me ask, how likely will we win if such a country launches war mobilization?"

"So, I suggest that we immediately issue a peaceful negotiation intention through a third country, not to protect the Second Division near the collapsed edge, or to prevent more imperial forces from losing in vain, to restart the fourth round of negotiations between China and Japan, and to explain our bottom line as soon as possible. If China agrees, the war will stop, and our country withdraws all military forces and expatriates in Taiwan, and all existing interests in Taiwan will be used as compensation..."

"As soon as possible, after the negotiations are over, divide the actual border between China and Japan, reshape Japan's image in China, and build a normal diplomatic relationship between China and Japan. The most important thing is that we should pay close attention to China. Wherever we fail and fall, we should reflect, learn, correct, and then stand up! The Great Japanese Empire can make the Meiji Restoration a point of change to an industrial power, and it can also make the Sino-Japanese Taiwan War a turning point for the empire to squeeze into a modern power!"

Yuyu Hamaguchi's past turbid eyes suddenly seemed extremely clear and shiny at this moment. The most outstanding Japanese cabinet prime minister in the first half of the 20th century was destined to change history at this moment. His words, his analysis, his advice and persuasion, were told in a realistic manner, leaving the people present with no power to refute. At such a moment, they muster up the courage to abandon the Second Division that had been struggling to persist in Kaohsiung and make a hero's broken arm move. Only this greatest prime minister in Japan in the early 20th century could do it.

If history has not changed, this great prime minister with a tough style in Japan will become a core figure in Japan's end of the road. The financial crisis has led to heavy foreign debts, social production decline, and the lack of purchasing power of the people has led to the continuous decline of the Japanese economy. It is forced to let countless Japanese women go around the world to sell their bodies for Japan's precious foreign exchange, but how can such income withstand the impact of the financial crisis?

Yuyuki Hamaguchi, who was able to lead Japan out of the predicament, was the prime minister of the Japanese cabinet at the time. He decisively adopted the same policies as Roosevelt, reducing military spending, expanding trade exports, reforming the monetary system, etc. Unfortunately, he was facing a group of Japanese radicals who were knocked out by militarism. After being assassinated by Ruoyu Sagoya, Japan embarked on a thorough militarist path without any suspense. Although he became a major protagonist in World War II, the impact and consequences it could be brought about were so painful.

The arrival of Zhang Yu and others gradually changed history. By 1929, history had been changed beyond recognition. Although the cabinet of commander Yuyuki Hamaguchi was largely controlled by the Japanese emperor, it was not affected by too much interference from soldiers. History also proved that this imperial meeting was the pinnacle of Yuyuki Hamaguchi's political career. However, Yuyuki Hamaguchi could not change Japan's deformed political system and military system, and was even more unable to influence the inevitability of the deformed ideological deformation of Japan's country. The only thing he could do was to do his term as prime minister and try to do what the prime minister should do.
Chapter completed!