The next morning, the car carried Umetsu Mijiro and Asano Kazu to the palace together. Because they often came, the guards in front of the Jichou Bridge were allowed to go after a simple inspection. However, before the two entered the imperial palace, the guards asked them to remove the gun.

Weapons are not allowed to be carried when entering the palace. This has been experienced many times. People have long been used to it. Mijiro Umezu unloaded the gun and handed it to the guards, while Kazu Asano simply did not bring a gun.

After walking through the corridor and entering the Pine Pavilion, the two took off their shoes and changed into slippers. The guard bowed and led them into the inner room. No one spoke, and the whole process seemed very solemn, but also lifeless.

"If His Majesty the Emperor asks about the specific numbers later, I will signal you. You should hurry up and go on the street, do you know?" Umetsu Mijiro explained.

Asano Kaichi quickly bowed slightly and whispered: "I know, Your Excellency Minister."

The curtain was lifted, and a guard raised his hand to signal the two to enter, and they walked into the room where the emperor worked.

"Your Majesty, I'm here to report to you about the situation in the battle in China." Umezu Mijiro bent down and bowed, and Asano Kaichi, who was behind him, also quickly bowed.

"His Excellency Chief Staff Umetsu, please sit down and talk." Emperor Showa said softly.

Emperor Showa wore a pair of glasses and a mustache. He was 43 years old this year and was in his prime, but his face was a bit tired.

In fact, Emperor Showa's authority is not as great as imagined. Many wars are decided by the military headquarters and the General Staff Headquarters, and reported to the emperor after they are decided by themselves. Now the entire Japanese military community has kidnapped the Japanese government and people and kidnapped the emperor. Of course, it is unrealistic to say that the emperor has no power at all. After all, in name, all military operations, especially large operations, need to obtain the permission of His Majesty the Emperor to launch. Just like this year's Operation No. 1, after the military headquarters has formulated it, it reports to the emperor's approval decision.

As a subordinate, it is also a necessary task to report the war to the Emperor, so Mijiro Umezu came here today to complete this task.

"Your Majesty, the No. 1 combat plan, since the start of the battle in April this year, we have successively captured Henan, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi and most parts of Guizhou in China. Just three days ago, after occupying Liuzhou, the entire war basically came to an end. A total of more than 600,000 Kuomintang troops were eliminated, and the road to the south was opened. We can communicate with the Southeast Asian troops. Our strategic intentions have basically reached." Meijiro Umezu introduced.

Emperor Showa came a little interested and asked: "Can that alleviate the unfavorable situation in Southeast Asia? The Americans are too tight, and occasionally bombers fly to the island to bomb, so our losses will be huge."

"Oh, the war situation in Southeast Asia cannot be alleviated for the time being, but as long as we make good use of this line, we can definitely support Southeast Asia. As long as the American offensive momentum is stopped, I think we will turn the unfavorable situation soon." Umezu Mijiro could only answer this way, but this requires the cooperation of the navy. Now the entire army has no confidence in whether the Imperial Navy can fight against the US Navy, otherwise they would not have used their great efforts to launch Battle No. 1 and open up the traffic line on the road.

"What are the casualties in the troops?" Emperor Showa asked.

"After the start of the No. 1 combat plan, a total of 30,000 soldiers were killed and more than 100,000 were injured. Many of the injured would lose their combat effectiveness." Meijiro Umezu replied.

“What’s going on in Southeast Asia?”

"It is not ideal for the time being. After the victory of the Philippine Navy, the Southeast Asian waters were occupied by the Americans. Now, relying on the advantages of the navy, they frequently launch attacks on our bases along the coast. In this case, it is very unfavorable to our army."

Umezu Mijiro was definitely intentionally shirking responsibility, shirking the unfavorable responsibility of the war to the navy's defeat and losing control of the sea. The army was isolated on thousands of islands in Southeast Asia. It had lost the ability to fight in groups. Now it could only grit its teeth and persevere.

Emperor Showa and Mijiro Umezu talked about the current situation, but neither of them noticed that Kaichi Asano, who had been kneeling behind Mijiro Umezuzu, had been.

Since Kaichi Asano came in, he began to struggle after seeing Emperor Showa for the first time. In his heart, a voice suddenly burst out, "Kill Emperor Showa, kill Emperor Showa."

This voice was like a spell, constantly luring and seducing him in Asano Kazuhiro's heart, giving him the urge to rush up immediately. However, rational thoughts still existed in his mind, making him keep reminding himself that he must go crazy and must not attack His Majesty the Emperor.

Kaichi Asano kneeled behind Mijiro Umezu, looked down at the tatami straw mat, his body trembled slightly, and his face kept changing. Fortunately, he knelt behind Mijiro Umezu, and Emperor Showa opposite did not notice Kaichi Asano's abnormality.

Meijiro Umezu chatted with Emperor Showa for about 20 minutes. Meijiro Umezu felt that it was almost done, so he said to Kaichi Asano behind him: "Asano, please hand over the information to His Majesty the Emperor."

This is a report similar to a summary, which records the basic wars, deployment, personnel transfer, material distribution and other general situations of the Japanese army over the past month. It is mainly to give His Majesty a general understanding of the army. Of course, if you only look at such information, the Emperor will not be able to understand his own army.

Asano Kazu heard Mejiro Umezu's words, he made a clever body, then quickly stood up, and walked towards Emperor Showa with a folder in his hand. The closer he got, the louder the voice in Asano Kazu's mind was, as if he had magic, and kept echoing in his mind.

Asano Kazuhiro walked to Emperor Showa, placed the folder on the short table in front of Emperor Showa, and then bowed. Suddenly, Kazuhiro's face changed drastically. He picked up a jade paperweight on the short table in front of Emperor Showa, and smashed it on Emperor Showa's head.

This piece of paperweight is about 30 cm long and ** cm wide. It is a pure black black black paperweight, and there is also an ancient Chinese poem carved on it: "Zhao Keman, Hu Ying, Wu Gou Frost and Xueming." It is said that this paperweight was brought back from the Qing Dynasty palace in China, and this paperweight is also a treasure from the Song Dynasty palace. It is said that it was once a paperweight used by Huizong to paint. Later, because of its beautiful shape, it was sent to the Emperor for use.

In fact, there are many treasures and cultural relics from other countries in the Palace of Heaven, especially from China.

Now, this piece of paperweight from the Song Dynasty in China is being held in the hands of Kazuichi Asano. Kazuichi Asano's eyes are red, her teeth are clenched, and her breathing is heavy.

The thick paperweight was raised by Asano Kaichi and hit hard on the upper part of Emperor Showa's temple. In an instant, blood splashed out. Emperor Showa had already hit the ground by him, kicked his legs twice, and then stopped moving.
Chapter completed!