Part 3: Bloody War of Resistance Chapter 11: Chaotianque   Section 2: The Wandering Tokyo (III)

As soon as the two met, they started arguing. Nishio Suzuo and Kantaro Suzuki shook their heads helplessly. Seeing Togo's accusations, Mijiro Umezu became even more angry. He shouted angrily: "How can you say that? Can you give up if you can't win? This is not a samurai, nor is it the emperor."

"Put your trick away." Dongxiang's words were sarcastic and still moved: "Your Majesty has entrusted the empire to us. If Mei Jinjun only uses the standards of ordinary warriors, it is not worthy of Your Majesty's entrusting."

Meijiro Umezu was almost furious and almost rushed up to take action. Seeing that the two were about to perform a full martial arts movement, Suzuki immediately intervened. He interrupted the two unhappily: "Enough, you are all imperial ministers. How can you become a quarrel like this?" He said this and changed his tone: "Myung Jun, Togo Jun, the country is in a difficult situation. We must unite and overcome difficulties together, instead of blaming each other and complaining to each other."

Meijiro Umezu and Togo glared at each other, but did not continue to blame. The three of them looked for seats to sit down. After Suzuki Kantaro also sat back on her desk, the huge clock made a regular and boring sound. The atmosphere in the office was very dull. After the quarrel just now, it has calmed down again. The four of them frowned and thought, and Japan's fate was largely in their hands.

The war has already hit Japan's mainland, China, the United States and the Soviet Union are close to Japan from the north and south, and the loss of Manchuria is a foregone conclusion. It is closer to Japan. The Chinese people will raid Japan more frequently. After losing Manchuria, Japan will not only lose a large amount of land, but also lose the iron and coal mines and grains of Manchuria. Japan will be able to obtain more resources from the Southeast Ocean, but after this marine transportation line is lost on Saipan, it will face greater attacks from American submarines.

The A-USA failed in combat, and the combined fleet suffered heavy losses. Almost all carrier-based pilots of the aircraft carrier were killed. Three aircraft carriers were sunk and three aircraft carriers were injured. The remaining aircraft carriers had actually lost their combat effectiveness due to the loss of their main combat power, the aircraft.

The joint fleet reported that the sinking of seven aircraft carriers of the US fleet was once excited by the military department for a while, but then the US military launched an attack on Guam, and the facts proved that the Pacific Fleet suffered extremely low losses.

Suzuki Togo both came to the same conclusion that Japan could no longer fight and had to do its best to make the truce. However, the greatest resistance to seeking peace comes from the military. In the military, both the army and the navy do not agree to unconditional surrender. The navy's attitude is relatively mild, while the army's attitude is very firm and resolutely refuses unconditional surrender.

Suzuki felt very helpless. He had tentatively talked with Kido, but Kido's attitude made him very immíhuò. Kido said something about Mo Ling, neither agreeing nor opposing, and Suzuki came back in confusion.

Nishio Suzuo was also confused. As a military general, he knew very well that Japan could no longer fight and could still place hope on the joint fleet before the Battle of Mariana. But now that the joint fleet has been defeated, what else can they hope for? After he received the results of the A-A battle, Kasumi Nakajima, who was very respected, quietly reported to him and proposed to end the war as soon as possible. Even if he accepted the Tehran Declaration, the war must be ended.

But Katsuya Nakajima can only represent a small number of officers in the army, and most of the officers still demand to continue to fight. He secretly solicited the opinions of the commanders of the various dispatched troops. The commander of the Southern Army, the commander of the Chinese dispatched troops, Seishiro Itagaki, and Naosaburo Okabe, the commander of the Kwantung Army, both demanded that they continue to fight and could not surrender unconditionally.

The General Staff Headquarters formulated the outline of the final battle. The purpose of this outline is to use the entire Yamato nation to make a big bet. The opponent dares to bet, but what if the opponent dares to bet? What are the consequences? Nishio Suzusaki dares not think about it.

Mén was pushed away again, Mine Mitsumasa, Minister of Agriculture and Commerce Ishiguro and Minister of Military Affairs Toyota came in together. Mine Mitsuro apologized a little apologized: "I'm sorry, we're late."

Suzuki looked at the time and half an hour had passed. He smiled slightly and eased the atmosphere: "It's not too late, everyone is here, let's have a meeting now."

Suzuki didn't want to delay time, so she said with a straightforward saying: "This meeting is a business association. The cabinet and base camp must make judgments on the direction of the war and the strength of the empire for reference when commanding operations and formulating national policies."

After saying that, Suzuki turned to Mejiro Umezu: "General Umezu, please introduce the situation in Manchuria first."

Seeing Suzuki speak up and clicking his name, Mejiro Umezu understood that this was a dissatisfaction with his performance just now, but he didn't care at all. The chief had very low control over the army. Even if Suzuki was dissatisfied with him, he would have no choice but to do anything to him.

"General Okabu reported that after the Soviet army launched in the Far East, the Manchurian Defense Forces in the Far East had collapsed and the Soviet army was almost approaching the Sino-Soviet border. Influenced by the Soviet operations, this army also began to act. On the northern grasslands, a large number of Chinese army were detouring towards the Greater Xing'anling area. This action was in line with Major General Nakajima's judgment at the last meeting. The Chinese army used its main force to detour Xinjing and then headed south to Shenyang for combat strategy.

In addition, after the Sino-Soviet sign the agreement, the Chinese army in the ancient territory also began to move towards the Manchurian border area. The Manchurian and Hailar garrisons appeared, and the Chinese army tank troops appeared on the border area, with the number being the First Mechanized Army of China.

All signs prove that the Chinese army's attack on Manchuria was imminent. General Okama ordered the northern part of Manchuria to be defended by the Manchuria National Defense Forces, and the main force of the Kwantung Army moved south."

After Umetsu Mijiro introduced the situation in Manchuria, a brief silence occurred in the office. Dongxiang sighed and said, "China and the Soviet Union reached an agreement. This agreement does not make the Chinese government completely relieved about the Soviet Union. Chongqing will be worried that the Soviet army will take advantage of the situation to attack Manchuria after winning the Far East. This will bring endless troubles, so the Chinese army must act as soon as possible and occupy the entire Manchuria before the Soviet army."

Togo confirmed Okabe Naosaburo's judgment from the outside, and the attack on Manchuria by the Zhong** team was about to begin. Suzuki Kantaro played with a pen in his hand, and Chen Ning asked Minumasa again for a moment: "General Minuai, what about the Navy's situation?"

Mine Hiromasa spoke in silence: "After the US military occupied Saipan and Guam, the joint fleet judged that the US military would launch an attack on Tinian Island in the next step and then turn to rest. We would give a two to three months of rest. The Navy believes that there are two directions for the US military to attack in the next step, one is the Philippines and the other is Taiwan. But the problem is that no matter which direction, our troops are seriously insufficient."

Forces and forces are an unavoidable problem. In the past two years, Japan has lost nearly one million jin, and the Battle of North China alone has lost more than 400,000. During the entire war, Japan has lost more than 4 million troops.

"Niyao-kun, how is the formation of the new division?" Suzuki asked again.

"In the past four months, the Army has formed thirty new divisions, and there are twenty divisions under construction," said Nishio Shouzuo. "But these divisions are all formed according to the B Division, and the troops are seriously lacking in heavy weapons."

After the establishment of the policy of the final battle, the army began to expand its troops on a large scale. In order to recruit soldiers, many small factories were closed, the last men in the countryside were recruited into the army, and many villages were only left with NV people.

The manpower problem was finally solved, but the equipment could not be solved. In order to support the Battle of North China, Japan had emptied the warehouse. The continuous bombing of the Chinese Air Force seriously weakened Japan's production capacity. Telegrams that needed ammunition and weapons in all aspects flew to Tokyo like snowflakes. Naosaburo Okabe, Seishiro Itagaki, and Soichi Deanuchi were all emphasizing the difficulties of the front army and demanding priority to meet the requirements of their own troops.

"So can military production solve this problem as soon as possible?" Suzuki asked Toyota again.

"No." Toyota's answer was very simple, and it was also beyond the surprise of Suzuki Kantaro. Facing Suzuki's gaze, Toyota explained: "In May, the production of the empire reached a historical peak. However, since June, the bombing of the Chinese Air Force has caused great damage to military production. Tokyo's arsenal and shipyards were blown up by 50%, and Yokohama factory was blown up by as much as 60%. I estimate that production this month can only reach half of May.

If, if Manchuria is lost, the empire will lose 70% of its iron ore, 80 coal, and 60 aluminum, all supplies can only be transported from the South Ocean. However, this transportation line has become extremely unsafe after the US military occupied the Mariana Islands."

Toyota paused and looked at the ministers in the office, emphasizing: "I estimate that production will continue to decline in the next few months, and it is likely to drop to 10% or 20% of the May, or even......, no."

"No?" Meijiro Umezu repeated, looking at Toyota with some suspicion, not knowing what he meant.

"It means nothing," Toyota sighed: "Without iron ore, there will be no steel; without aluminum ore; without aluminum; without steel, without aluminum, there will be no tanks, warships and aircraft. After the Mariana Islands were lost, the maritime transportation line may be cut off, and the oil transported from the South Ocean is likely to be interrupted. I must remind you that the oil we store is only half a year."

"I must also remind you," said Ishiguro, the Minister of Agriculture and Commerce, and stood up and said: "Last year, the grain harvest was not available. The domestic grain mainly comes from Manchuria and Southeast Asia. This year, the summer grain has been harvested, which is 30% lower than last year. The national food quantity will continue to decrease, and it may drop to three-in-one (six taels), or even lower."

The people attending the meeting were silent again, and the sun was shining outside the window, but everything inside felt a chill falling from the sky, making everyone feel cold.

Suzuki was secretly glad that it was fortunate that this meeting was held today, otherwise this major situation might have been concealed by the army. In order to achieve its goals, the army often uses any means to conceal important situations from the cabinet. For example, during the Lugou Bridge Incident, the Tianjin garrison army had clearly reached an agreement with the Chinese army, but this important situation was concealed by the Army Province, which led to the cabinet making a wrong judgment, which eventually led to Japan reaching this point today.

Now that the real situation is understood, this real situation makes everyone tremble and the issue of war and harmony is put on the table again.
Chapter completed!