February 7, 1936.

Today is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month and the Lantern Festival. In the traditional sense, the Chinese Spring Festival will not end until this day. Although the Spring Festival holiday stipulated by the Greater China Federal Government is only three short days, the power of habit is still huge. During the period from the first day of the Lunar New Year to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, many people will choose to take a long vacation to reunite with their families. Of course, the current Federation does not have the concept of "migrant workers", but many people are still used to returning to their hometowns during the Spring Festival. Therefore, during this period, except for the departments related to war still operating efficiently, general industrial and commercial departments can only ensure basic operations. Some small factories and small businesses simply hang out vacation signs.

Even the central organs of various political parties in Nanjing basically do not carry out any political activities during this period. Even the parliamentary participants and the House of Representatives will stop operating. In fact, the federal parliament does not meet all year round. Parliament has an adjournment period. During the parliamentary recess, in addition to the members who serve as federal government officials, they usually return to their constituencies to interact with voters. After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the day for the federal parliament to meet will soon come, so the parliamentarians will return to Nanjing before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Chang Ruiqing will be on the Lantern Festival every year on the 15th day of the first lunar month.

A reception party was held in the official residence. The ministers of the government, representatives of the parliament, senior generals of the army, foreign ambassadors, members of the alliance delegation, as well as representatives from trade unions, farmers' associations, culture, education, business, and industry, all gathered in the banquet hall of the Tangshan official residence. They were all dressed in a fancy dress and were full of shadows. This year was of course no exception. Moreover, due to the great situation of the World War, Prime Minister Chang was in a good mood. Therefore, the specifications of the reception party were also greatly improved. Of course, the cost of holding the reception was taken out by Chang Ruiqing's personal political fund (of course, the source was political donations).

In the huge banquet hall, Western pastries, Chinese cold dishes, and various wines and drinks are available for people to use. There is even a long table full of sashimi. Several chefs in white work clothes perform and culinary skills on the spot. This makes the followers of Nishimotoji Koto, who have been away from Japan for many years and have almost forgotten what authentic sacred dishes are like. They feel like they are a different world. They seem to have relived the old dream of the heyday of the Great Japanese Empire in the past! However, this former Japanese first person

Xiang himself, but he had no interest in these Hefeng dishes. What really interested him was the guests attending today's cocktail party. Including Chang Ruiqing who was about to appear. After the cocktail party, he would hold a formal meeting with Chang Ruiqing to decide whether to join the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Association. In addition, the "Heshang" and the politicians from the Gongrong Association who attended the cocktail party also attracted him very much. Now, before Chang Ruiqing appeared, he formed a small circle with these former compatriots and whispered to each other.

"Of course, it's great that you can join us, so that our Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Association will have the opportunity to gain ruling status in the general election of the Republic of Japan." A short young politician said to Nishiroji Koo with a glass of champagne and smiled.

"Overwhelming?" The old man was confused when he heard this. He didn't know what the members of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Congress, who came to China in his youth and now speak Japanese in a bad way, want to tell him?

"Your Excellency, don't you know? There are already many people in Japan who secretly surrender to China. Their families now live in Hong Kong. It is precisely by China that protect them. Moreover, in an internal speech by China, Chairman Mao Zd, has shown that he will strive for the power of the Republic of Japan and the seat of the federal parliamentarian in his post-war period!"

This is actually the case!? Nishimotoji Koto showed a surprised expression and turned his attention to Okamura Yasuji, who was a veteran of the Koyosuke Association, but he had never run for a member of the parliamentary committee or served as a government official. He was considered a relatively alternative senior executive of the Koyosuke Association. Perhaps in his mind, he was still a subject of the Great Japanese Empire?

Okamura nodded, showing a painful expression: "There is really a sudden gaz now..." He sighed: "They have long lost confidence. There is no emperor to be loyal to them, so it is not surprising that they have arranged their way out. There are really many families of their colleagues in the army in Hong Kong, and I have also met with some of them..."

He didn't say what to talk about after meeting. I guess it wasn't Marx and Trotskyist Takeda thought? For these Japanese military and political experts, they are not just trying to win over them. The Communist Youth Association also wants to take them under their jurisdiction!

"Okamura, do you know... what happened to His Highness Hirohito?" Nishiyuanji Gongwang hesitated for a while, and asked this question that he didn't seem to be asking very much. He had asked many acquaintances of the same question, but no one answered it head-only, all shook his head and sighed.

"Crazy!" Okamura answered directly. "The Emperor's family has no hope. Most of the direct branches left in Japan have been harmed by Japanese. If His Highness Hirohito is not crazy, he will probably not be there now."

The man from Nishiyuan Temple was silent for a while and showed a sad expression, but two glittering gazes swept over the faces of more than a dozen people around him, bringing their expressions into their eyes. Most of the elderly and tribesmen showed sad or regretful expressions, but most young people under 30 were indifferent. It seems that these people really have no emperor or Japan in their hearts...

At this time, applause and cheers suddenly sounded in the hall, from far to near, and they were connected together. Everyone turned to the direction of the entrance of the hall. The Duke of Xiyuan Temple also looked in that direction. It turned out that Chang Ruiqing, Wang Ruonan and Sun Yuexun had already come out. Chang Ruiqing was wearing a national defense army uniform without military rank, with neat armed straps, and a blue sky and white sun medal hanging on his chest. He looked like he was a military dictator. He held Wang Ruonan's arm and waved to greet everyone, while Sun Yuexun followed him on the other side, with a loli's face full of smiles.

Chang Ruiqing walked up to the podium with a smile, where the loudspeaker had been set up. Everyone gradually became quiet and waited for Chang Ruiqing to make a speech. Now is the critical moment when Sino-Japanese relations are deteriorating sharply, so every important speech of his may have an important impact on the situation in the entire Greater East Asia.

"Dear gentlemen, girls, and all the military, political robes, and foreign friends. Welcome to today's Lantern Festival reception party. When the cruel war is still on the front line of the World War, holding such a banquet seems a bit disrespectful to the bloody soldiers. But I think I need to have such an occasion to tell everyone about the latest policy of our federal government on this war and the Greater East Asia policy that our Greater China Federation will implement in the new year."

Speaking of this, he paused for a moment, swept across the people in the banquet hall with bright eyes, and finally fell on the body of Nishinoji Gongwang. "Everyone, before I tell you the latest federal policy, there is a news I just got to convey to you. The German Empire government has just made a decision to send ground troops to Australia to defend the rich continent from the increasingly crazy invasion of the Japanese Soviet authorities! And the German air force had already flew from Singapore to the airport in northwestern Australia last night. I believe that the Japanese Soviet invasion of Australia will soon be defeated!"

Hearing these words, Nishizoji Gongwang's heart skipped a beat. He glanced at Okamura Yasuji and found a calm expression on the other party's face. It seems that the policy of Japan's going south to Australia has been completely bankrupt until today! I just don't know how those Japanese GCD people are planning to make the final struggle? I hope they can leave more vitality to the Japanese nation...

Chang Ruiqing raised his voice: "And the policies we want to pursue in the new year are also related to the Japanese Soviets! I believe you have a very good understanding of the federal government's consistent Great East Asia policy, that is, to promote the unification of Great East Asia! Use a unified Great East Asia to conduct equal dialogue and exchanges with Western civilizations. This is not for a certain ethnic group in the Great East Asia region, but for the collective interests of the entire East Asia yellow race! After the complete unification of Great East Asia, the 30 million square kilometers of fertile soil, including the entire Great East Asia, Central Asia and Siberia, will belong to the entire East Asia yellow race. The future Great China Federation will be the great country with the largest territory, the largest population and the richest resources in the world, and will always stand in the east of the world. It ranks on the top of Asia!"

The warm applause suddenly rang out, and Xiyuan Temple found that the applause was the first to ring from his side! The politicians of the clan businessmen and the Co-Prosperity Association were slapping hard, and the applause was once again ringing, which was about to lift the entire roof off!

Chang Ruiqing waved his hand, and the scene became quiet again. The smile on his face almost seemed to fly: "...Of course, our Greater China Federation has always adhered to the principles of peace and justice, and granted the power of choice to the people of all countries in the Greater East Asia. The people of the Japanese Soviet Socialist Republic also have the power to choose or not to join! However, this power should be implemented by the Japanese people themselves and with the votes in their hands. Instead of being implemented by the Japanese GCD, who kidnapped the entire Japan onto the Soviet battlefield, on behalf of them...

In order to save the 50 million Japanese people kidnapped by Japan GCD from the evil rule of Japan, and to allow all the people of Greater East Asia to work together and to end this terrifying world war as soon as possible, the mission of our Greater China Federation in 1936 will be to defeat the Japanese Soviets!"

...

Japan. Tokyo.

In February, the streets were filled with people marching and demonstrating. People's Square (formerly Palace Square), Red Army Training Ground (formerly Yoyogi Training Ground), and the Supreme Soviet Building were full of emotional Japanese revolutionary masses. In front of them were often young people who looked like students. They held small banners that supported Japan's GCD and opposed the Greater East Asian War of Unification, and shouted loudly. Some of them were more intense, so they simply used Chang Ruiqing's portrait and the Qing of the Greater China Federation.

The red flags were taken out in the morning and the sun were all over the ground (I don’t know where I got it?), and they were all painted in a mess. In the portrait, Chang Ruiqing’s head was painted with sharp corners and sharp teeth symbolizing the devil. Some people also lit fires in the open spaces of the People’s Square and the Red Army Training Ground, throwing goods imported from China from unknown places into the fire to burn them - this behavior is said to be called "boycott of Chinese goods". By burning these Chinese exported goods, it can severely hit the Chinese imperialist economy!

In Japan, where the proletarian dictatorship was implemented, such a fierce protest method has not appeared for a long time. In fact, the Japanese GCD did not like people to march on the streets to protest this and that, which made the Japanese GCD leader not wise enough and was not conducive to maintaining social stability. However, today's defense soldiers, police and soldiers of the Japanese G Revolutionary Guard who were densely spread on the People's Square and the Red Army training ground were also on guard against the marchers to prevent the marchers from hitting the vital buildings, but did not take any action to disperse the masses. It is obvious that today's protests were supported by the Japanese G. On the main streets of Tokyo, there were also some young people wearing red armbands on their arms circulating the printed leaflets to passers-by, with the contents of opposing Chang Ruiqing's Lantern Festival speeches!

Although the Greater China Federal Parliament had not voted to pass the resolution to declare war on Japan and start the Greater East Asian War of Unification. However, as soon as Chang Ruiqing's Lantern Festival speech was announced, it immediately caused an uproar in China and Japan, especially in Japan. Their propaganda had been ongoing for a long time. On the second day of Chang Ruiqing's Lantern Festival speech, the Japanese official publication "Red Flag News" published the full text of his speech. Then a protest that swept across Japan began to be carried out in a massive momentum. Oh, by the way. Now the Japanese people are not only opposed to the ambition of Chinese imperialism, but also the conspiracy to lead Japan to the evil path of democratic constitutionalism. This is said to be a conspiracy of American imperialism and the Nishinoji traitor group!

However, in the streets and alleys of most parts of Tokyo outside the People's Square and the Red Army Training Ground, there were still some unknown people gathered together and whispered different opinions - Japan is not India after all, and although it is also a proletarian dictatorship under the leadership of GCD. However, since the failure to suppress the "counter-revolutionary samurai" in 1924, the prestige of Japanese security cadres has not been re-established. Even in this special period, the cadres of the Japanese People's Committee of the Internal Affairs still have a tolerant attitude towards various "rumors".

"Isn't this Chinese imperialism defeated by the Soviet Red Army and the Indian Red Army, and opposed by the Chinese people, and will soon be destroyed? Why dare to invade Japan? Don't they know that Japan has the world's most powerful navy?"

"Oh, how can you believe that kind of nonsense? I should understand the words in the Red Flag Newspaper in reverse. It must be that the Soviet Red Army and the Indian Red Army were defeated by the Chinese, so the "Left Min Daming God" was ready to turn the attack on Japan! It seems that the key battle that determines the future and destiny of Greater East Asia will soon begin!"

"Yes, the Chinese army should be very powerful. In 1923, it defeated the Emperor's army and captured the entire Far East and half of North Korea... and they also had the help of the Germans - Germany has always been a powerful army country! It is possible for China and Germany to defeat the Soviet Union together. As for how powerful can the Indian San? What are the major victory in the Middle East is mostly bragging. But the Chinese navy should not be as good as us? In 1924, they gave up their invasion plan because of their weak naval strength?"

"But listen to my elder brother - he is an engineer at Nakajima Aircraft Manufacturing Factory. He secretly told me that Chinese people's aircraft are at least one generation ahead of us. Their aircraft have the technology provided by Baigui and the Baigui engineers help design. Our aircraft is no match at all! Nowadays, naval battles mainly rely on aircraft carriers, that is, on aircraft fighting..."

"Didn't it mean that there are Red Army warriors driving planes to the enemy's aircraft carriers and the battleships die together?"

"But China is too close to Japan. The airport in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula is only two or three hundred kilometers away from Japan. They don't need to dispatch aircraft carriers at all..."

"So, will the Chinese Army be about to attack Japan soon?"

"What's there to be afraid of? There is also the Japanese Red Army and 10 million Red Guard soldiers. I don't believe that the Chinese can really conquer us!"

"What do you know? Now the family of the high-ranking officials who have either gone to China to settle down or went to Nanyang to avoid the limelight! Even the factory director and party secretary in our factory have sent their wives and children to Manila during this period... They also called it: Get rid of worries! I think they are ready to run away at any time and give up the Japanese mainland and hand us over to the Chinese and the Nishiyuanji traitor group!"

"They want to run away? Isn't it possible? If they really want to run away, then what else can they do a parade and what kind of Chinese goods will they boycott? Why just let us vote to join the Greater China Federation? "

"Haha, let's vote? Will we agree to surrender to the Chinese?"

"Definitely not!"

"Yes, we will definitely not do that!"

"That's why they have to lead us to fight against China. Only by completing the tasks assigned by the Zuomin Daming God can they serve our Japanese people without worries!"

"So that's it. It seems that we can only rely on our own strength to defend the country!"

"Yes, we rely on ourselves..."

"We will not learn from those corrupt officials who are determined to run away. Even if they don't want to fight for this life, they will fight against Chinese imperialism!"
Chapter completed!