Takeo Ishida was a little angry at Mu Yang's rudeness. Mu Yang couldn't help but stand up and salute, and nodded to himself very casually.

Before, seeing Mu Yang wearing a suit, I thought he was a businessman, but I didn't care. After Etushima introduced him, I realized that he was a major general in the Army Headquarters. Even if you are a staff officer in the Army Headquarters, you can't be so rude. Just as he was about to teach Mu Yang a lesson, Etushima attached to his ear and said a few words in a low voice. Takeo Ishida immediately stood up on the spot, then quickly stood up, bowed slightly to Mu Yang and said, "Hello Kurita, I am Takeo Ishida, originally belonging to the 18th Division of the 25th Legion."

"Colonel Ishida, please sit down. I know that your Yingyong troops were the general of Teruchi Touchi in 1941. They led the 5th, 18th and Guard Divisions of the 25th Legion to capture the Malayan Peninsula in one fell swoop, and then advanced to the Philippines, which severely defeated the British and Americans." Mu Yang had seen that history.

Takeo Ishida's face was glossy when Mu Yang said, and being praised by a royal family was a very honorable thing. However, Takeo Ishida's face collapsed again. He thought of the recent battle situation, and the situation of the Japanese army in Southeast Asia was already very critical, so he couldn't be happy.

1944 was a turning point in the Pacific battlefield. Previously, when Japan was invading the south, it was striving for a long time. It was proud and satisfied and occupied Singapore, the Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Brunei, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Papua New Guinea, and Laos. Almost all Southeast Asian countries were occupied by the Japanese army.

Even the once arrogant British Empire also surrendered under the guns of the Japanese.

Just in June this year, the United States sent heavy troops to fight against Japan. In a "Philippine Naval Battle", Japan lost three aircraft carriers, multiple heavy cruisers and more than 600 fighter jets, and eventually ended in failure and also lost the control of Southeast Asia's sea power.

On land, during the three-month landing operation of the Mariana Islands, the US military successively captured Saipan, Guam and Tinian Islands, and basically wiped out about 70,000 garrison troops from the three islands, causing the Japanese army's strategic defense situation to seriously deteriorate in the Pacific. The "absolute national defense circle" stipulated by the base camp is facing collapse due to the loss of the core area. The Japanese mainland will be directly air strikes by US B-29 bombers taking off from the Mariana Islands, and allow the US military to obtain a forward base to continue to advance in the Central Pacific.

The fall of the Mariana Islands greatly shocked Japan and intensified the internal conflicts in Japan's domestic political arena. The distrust and disgusted with the Tojo Cabinet that launched the war were high. Under the huge domestic pressure, the Tojo Cabinet was forced to step down.

In China now, it is indeed a very difficult year. In order to recover the crisis in Southeast Asia, Japan formulated the "Operation No. 1" plan, intending to open up the transportation line on the road from China to Southeast Asia. "Operation No. 1" can be said to be the largest battle since the Japanese invasion. In 8 months, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in China died in this battle. More than a dozen cities in three provinces were contributed, and countless losses were lost.

It was under such circumstances that Japan accelerated its operation to plunder valuable materials from Southeast Asia and China, and this time Takeo Ishida was the escort officer sent to transport materials.

The three of them sat down and chatted while eating, and then they heard Takeo Yamada ask, "Hisser Ritsuta, is there anything wrong with going to China this time?"

Mu Yang wiped his mouth with a napkin and said, "It's nothing, it's just that the empire has occupied China for so long. I haven't been here once. I feel quite regretful, so this time I took advantage of the holiday to come to China to see what China looks like."

“How does it feel.”

"The land is big, the people are crowded, and it is very chaotic." Mu Yang replied without comment.

At this time, Efujima said: "Yes, the empire is still in the stage of conquest and management is still omitted. However, I believe that as long as China is fully occupied and a little governance is taken over, China will become the best place for the empire. Now the Pinghan, Guangdong-Han and Hunan-Guangxi Railway have been taken down by the imperial army, and the empire's road to unifying China is not far. By the way, Senior Ishida, what is the situation in Southeast Asia now?"

Takeo Ishida shook his head and said, "It's very bad. The US military is pressing forward step by step. They often use large fighter jets to bomb our military bases. The Imperial army suffered a lot of losses."

"What a bastard, but it doesn't matter. As long as the "Battle One" is over, the transportation line between China and Vietnam and Myanmar will be opened, and the war situation will become beneficial to our side. But speaking of this, American bombing is really annoying. Many cities in the empire have been bombed one after another, and my family has been forced to move to the countryside." Efujima said angrily.

On June 16, 1944, the US B-29 bomber took off from Chengdu, China to bomb Kyushu, Japan. The war directly burned to Japan's mainland. Such strategic bombing continued until the end of the war.

However, it is not the craziest time for the United States. In 1945, the United States dispatched a total of tens of thousands of aircraft to bombard 97 cities in Japan. The major Japanese cities except Kyoto, Nara and others were all destroyed. A total of 8.5 million of Japanese urban residents fled to the countryside.

As for the act of dropping the atomic bomb in the end, it was just to accelerate Japan's surrender. In fact, it was to not drop the atomic bomb. Japan probably couldn't last for two months.

Mu Yang thought to himself, fortunately it was still in 1944. If it were 1945, he would not dare to go to Japan. He would probably not be killed by the Japanese, and he would have been killed by American aviation bombs.

Mu Yang was not very concerned about these things, and what he cared about the most was the antiques. The sea voyage from Shanghai to Tokyo was about three days and three nights, and the ship would not stop halfway, so it should not be later than this time. Mu Yang's action was best completed during the sea voyage. If he arrived at the main island of Japan, it would probably be much more troublesome.

Mu Yang thought for a while and said, "I have seen the Lily Plan of the Army Department, but I am more interested in your actions. Can you tell me how many things you have transported back to Japan?" Mu Yang looked curious.

Takeo Ishida and Efujima both looked at Mu Yang, and finally Takeo Ishida said, "This is the second time I have transported supplies to Tokyo. I don't know much about the others, but I can tell Your Excellency Kurita this time."

Originally, these information should be strictly confidential, but now on the way back to Japan, what can happen on the boat? As for Kurita Akito, the royal child of the royal family, Takeo Ishida did not want to offend him, so he finally decided to tell me some of the situation.
Chapter completed!