Whether or not there is a discrepancy between Japan's investigation report and the real situation does not have much impact on Japan's policy on handling this incident, and Tojo's investigation report is used to deal with internal doubts in Japan's military and political circles, and has absolutely nothing to do with diplomatic mediation.

Tojo predicted that the Japanese Army would definitely be suppressed in the next few months, and the military leaders who had already learned the news had reached a consensus, but even in the face of this suppression, they could only grit their teeth and endure it, because the source of the pressure came from the Tokyo Gyoen National Garden, and until the emperor's anger subsided, the army could only silently hold its tail down. This is not the main concern of the army, since the samurai who claim to be His Majesty the Emperor, of course, thunder and rain are all Jun'en, they are worried that the civilian and zaibatsu system may take this opportunity to expand their power, and these politicians and chaebol are the henchmen of the imperial army.

Most politicians and capitalists in Japan have begun to express pessimism about the future of China's battlefields, and cabinet ministers and parliamentarians, including the prime minister, have privately discussed the withdrawal of troops from China. On this issue, the army side will not agree in any way. The Chinese battlefield has too many interests for the army, from which officers can derive military merit and wealth, and the size of the army has also increased rapidly with the extension of the battle front.

The generals had every reason to take military money from the navy, and they could get privileges and influence from the government. At present, the army can directly intervene in the political situation at home and participate in the formulation of national policies and regulations, and if it continues to develop, I believe that Japan will certainly be able to transform itself into an ideal military country in the minds of army officers.

The army was able to come to this point, the biggest reason is the Chinese battlefield, from the three eastern provinces to the current half of China, with the expansion of the war, the influence of the Japanese army in the country has also increased correspondingly, the rich trophies and outstanding military exploits, so that the status of the military has become extremely honorable, because they let the Japanese people see the hope of the empire to dominate Asia. Officers and soldiers can proudly claim that they are heroes of the Great Japanese Empire.

At such a time, the withdrawal of the war from the Chinese battlefield means that some of the gains gained in the bloody struggle must be abandoned, and how can the army tolerate such a thing. The Sino-Japanese armistice may bring peace and tranquility to Japan, and digesting the gains of the Shina battlefield may bring prosperity for a while, but all this is tantamount to the end of the army for the army.

Once the war stops, the huge army establishment will inevitably be abolished, a large number of officials who can do nothing but fight and kill people will start to worry about making ends meet, and the status of soldiers in peacetime will inevitably decline rapidly, just as was experienced in the late Meiji and Taisho eras. Military personnel are no longer privileged and no longer admired. These are only the first steps, and they have already made the army generals shudder, not to mention that there will be a series of falling stones that will follow.

Therefore, in the handling of this incident, the army showed absolute cooperation and obedience, in order to save their image in the eyes of the emperor, because as long as the emperor continues to stand on the side of the army, then no matter how much those civilian and political officials toss, they will not be able to make any big waves.

The Army has already figured out Emperor Hirohito's mind. This outwardly modest monarch was extremely happy in his heart, and his goal was to surpass his great grandfather and achieve the dream of Meiji Emperor Yakoko, leading Japan to dominate all of Asia and even stand on top of the world. Although it is usually well disguised. But the veteran generals of the army could clearly sense from his attitude towards the war that this man had more ambition than his grandfather. As long as this man's ambition is not extinguished, Japan will not stop expanding, which is why the entire army supports Hirohito so much. But if the emperor suddenly begins to stop trusting and supporting the army on a certain day. Then the results will be catastrophic.

Under the deliberate promotion of both the military and the government, they have succeeded in promoting Hirohito as a living god, and Japan encountered an unprecedented economic depression and social crisis in the early Showa period. In a situation where the whole society is in chaos and panic, convincing the subjects of a mythical king is conducive to the restoration of social hierarchy and order, as well as to the unity and control of the minds of the people at the bottom. For a country like Japan, which made the leap directly from a semi-slave society to a capitalist society, Japanese politicians have clearly found a simple and effective way to bridge the cultural fault lines created by the leap in social development.

For a long time, Japan's traditional culture and ideas have been completely preserved in the people, ordinary people have not been educated by Western ideas at all, they still uphold the ancient tradition, the myth of the emperor has a huge influence on the poor national groups at the bottom of these social groups, in the remote countryside "This is the will of His Majesty the Emperor" is more useful than any government document, the Japanese government is relying on this belief fanaticism, to control the lowest and largest part of the people.

The Japanese army was even more active in this god-making movement, and the emperor became one of their most powerful weapons to control the minds of the troops, and the officers found that as long as the emperor was involved in everything, everything they did would represent justice and justice. During the Showa period, the expansion of the Japanese army was too fast, and the military department found that there were not enough officers for training and management, and wanted to let these soldiers from the bottom quickly learn to obey their superiors and military rules and discipline, in addition to violent corporal punishment, it was repeated brainwashing rituals, so that soldiers believed that the emperor was supreme and obeyed the will of the emperor, they were fighting for the emperor, and the army represented the emperor's power.

Now the problem arises, there are not many people on the territory of Japan who dare to show disrespect to the emperor, the emperor's power has become above everything else, not even the cabinet dares to oppose the decisions made by the emperor, let alone the army and navy, as long as Emperor Hirohito gives a will, he can deprive any general of his position. This time, the army generals knew that Hirohito was really provoked. The Army's actions are a blatant disobedience to the decisions made by the Cabinet, which have been approved by him, which is tantamount to openly slapping him in the face in front of all countries in the world.

Tojo's report to the cabinet was mixed with a lot of water, and in order to establish his personal authority and at the same time let the emperor dissipate his anger as soon as possible, he had to come up with a few sacrifices of sufficient weight. From the confessions of the survivors and the remaining troops, Tojo has actually found out the truth, and this matter is actually something that a hot-headed lieutenant colonel red deer made up by himself. However, it is not true to say that Morimoto was impulsive, it can be seen that he should have been premeditated and made a lot of preparations beforehand, and from this point of view, it is difficult for the wing commander of the 21st Wing to escape the crime of negligence.

However, if only one captain and one wing commander come out, the emperor and the cabinet will not be satisfied. In other words, he couldn't believe that this was something that a small captain could do alone? The transfer of seven or eight hundred officers and men was unexpectedly unnoticed, could it be that the Fifth Division was full of dead people? If this kind of report is handed in, not only will its own image be irretrievable, but it will even suspect that the army has done something inside, and it is obvious that it is to cover up the black hands behind the scenes. Is the military department involved in this matter, does Morimoto have high-level generals behind him, what role does the staff headquarters play in it, and is there a second Kawamoto Daisaku by Morimoto's side.

In order to avoid too many associations between the cabinet and Hirohito, Tojo sold enough strength to plant the blame this time, and he had frequent communication with his allies in the military department in the past three days, and finally most of the generals in the military department agreed to his plan, and at the same time said that whether it was to appease the subordinates or suppress opposition, they would stand on the side of the war minister.

Tojo wrote this in one of the reports. Because a small group of senior officers had a wrong understanding of the national policy of the empire and issued inappropriate orders, the junior officers misjudged the situation, which eventually led to the tragic cross-border incident. What kind of misunderstanding, what the inappropriate order was, and what miscalculation was caused, Tojo did not say, but he believed that the few who read the report would definitely know it by heart, and no one would get to the bottom of it. Anyway, as long as the tone is right, the rest will be easy to do.

As for the handling of the relevant responsible persons, Tojo can be said to be extremely ruthless, leaving no room for the other party at all, and it is conceivable that after this matter passes, the prestige of Razor Tojo will be praised again within the army. The 22nd Army, the direct superior unit of the Fifth Division, was abolished, and the headquarters from Lieutenant General Seiichi Kuna, Chief of Staff, Major General Wakamatsu Koichi, to Staff Officer Takai Daisa, were all dismissed from their posts and transferred to the reserve. The commander of the 5th Division, Lieutenant General Akito Nakamura, was dismissed from his post and ordered to retire at the same time, and his military rank was also demoted to that of Dazuo, and all the main officers of the division headquarters were demoted.

The commander of the 21st Wing, Miki Yoshinosuke Osa, was arrested and brought before a military court for disobedience and dereliction of duty, with a maximum sentence of death if the crime was confirmed. The commander-in-chief of the wing headquarters was all dismissed from his post and investigated, and his post was taken over by his deputy.

The client, Morimoto Otaku 2 Nakasa, was confirmed to be dead and exempted from court-martial, because his personal arbitrariness led to the almost total annihilation of Morimoto's brigade, causing serious losses that had not been seen by the Imperial Army for several years, seriously dampening the military prestige and morale of the Imperial Army, and at the same time causing a serious diplomatic incident, which hurt the relationship between the Empire of Japan and its allies, resulting in the casualties of friendly sergeants in this incident. The military department decided to deprive Morimoto of his military rank and all honors, and imposed a fine of 15,000 yen, to be paid by his family.

All the generals and colonels of the Morimoto Brigade who died in battle were expelled from the army, and they were not allowed to pay pensions or enter the shrine to worship. The soldiers of the Morimoto Brigade who died in battle dutifully fought to the last man in this incident, and they were specially allowed to be treated as battlefield casualties and compensated.

The remaining persons involved in the same case, including three lieutenants, seven lieutenants, eleven second lieutenants, six Cao Chang, two military Cao, and 19 soldiers, have been handed over to the Imperial Japanese Military Police Command for investigation and will be tried by a military court for their crimes.

The issuance of the Tojo report was an explanation to the emperor and the cabinet, and the next question facing the Japanese was what to do to give an explanation to the Germans. (To be continued.) )