4.2 The frenzy rises!

Tokyo, Japan, July 3, 1937......

Hideki Tojo, chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, sent a telegram to the cabinet proposing to the Japanese government to strike at China immediately, and the foreign ministers, Tibetan ministers, land ministers, and sea ministers quarreled over this telegram. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Foreign Minister Hirota Hiroki had no choice but to go to the Hayama Seaside Summer Palace, hoping that Emperor Hirohito would set the tone for the current situation.

In the summer, Hirohito likes to board the light blue biological research ship moored in the harbor and play with the cute sea creatures.

It seems that the quarrel of the cabinet has not reached his ears at all, is this "god-like man" in the hearts of the Japanese people really so calm?

In fact, Hirohito is not a "god", his teacher Nogi Nishinori is a fanatical war maniac, the "meat bullet" tactic is the invention of this madman, Hirohito's character is naturally affected under the education of such a teacher, after inheriting the throne, every time Japan uses troops abroad, he always relishes, he even regrets the death of the rebellious soldiers in several Japanese mutinies, he said to his subordinates more than once:

"How gratifying I would be if the blood of these Yamato nations could be sprinkled on the battlefield!"

Such a man, of course, would not remain indifferent to the debates of the cabinet, but he never expressed his wishes, and he wanted to see if his ministers could get around him and negotiate a result.

Hirota's visit let him know that the sword of Shokata, who used soldiers against China, was still in his hand, and Hirohito felt a sense of power in his hands!

The secret services lurking in China had sent back the news that the Chinese had begun to repair their "fortifications", that troop movements around Shanghai had become more frequent, that the War Department had lost hope of the outcome of the negotiations with Nanking, and that what they needed now was the Emperor's consent to wage war!

When Hirota met the young emperor, he noticed that there was another person here, and it seemed that he was not the first important minister to think of letting Hirohito set the result.

The commander of the army, Sugiyama Moto, had been in the summer palace for a long time, and he glanced at Foreign Minister Hirota Hiroki, knowing that the purpose of the other party's coming to the summer palace was to overturn the opinion of the military department, Sugiyama Moto's eyes flashed with anger!

As early as 1936, Japan formulated an overall strategic plan, the "National Policy Benchmark".

After that, Japan held a "generals' exercise" to explain to the generals participating in the exercise its war plans for launching an all-out war against China.

It can be said that everything is ready for the use of troops against China!

However, the timing of the launch has not been determined, and Hirota Hiroki still insists on exerting diplomatic pressure to force China to change its attitude of confrontation with Japan, and by the way, he seeks some benefits in the negotiations, and continues to adhere to Ito Hirobumi's strategy of "boiling a frog in warm water" to swallow China's big stupid elephant one bite at a time.

The views of the Tibetan and maritime ministers insisting on immediately launching an all-out war against China have been suppressed!

Now that Hirota Hiroki can no longer bring any benefits to Great Japan at the negotiating table, he still blindly stops the military department's plan to use troops, which is really a very hateful guy!

Hirota Hiroki didn't speak to Sugiyama Moto, he knew that only the emperor's words were the most important at this time, and Sugiyama was obviously ahead of time, and he was already behind in the emperor's mind.

Hirohito quietly listened to Sugiyama Moto's and Hirota's recital, and without making a sound, he slowly walked to the large map by the wall, narrowing his small eyes.

China, like a huge rooster, staring at the slender island of Japan to the east, how Japan looks like a worm.

Now, this worm has actually bitten a lot of wounds on the rooster's body, is Apayasu bless Japan? China's big stupid chicken seems to be still drowsy. Hirohito suddenly turned around and asked:

"Now that the war is going to be waged against China, is the army going to engage in skirmishes, or is it going to use force in an all-out way? Or, like the Manchurian Incident? ”

Sugiyama failed to guess the emperor's mind, so he gave a vague answer:

"From the current point of view, the possibility of a local war is relatively large, and of course the possibility of escalation of the incident cannot be ruled out!"

Foreign Minister Hirota Hiroki didn't care about etiquette and quickly interjected:

"Your Majesty the Emperor, now is not the time to compare with the Manchurian Incident, China's patience has reached the extreme, if we put pressure on Japan again, I am afraid it will be the result of a full-scale war, what we need in Japan is interests, not war! This is the ...... left by Mr. Hirobumi Ito."

"Enough!" Sugiyama Motomo rudely interrupted Hirota's words, and he roared in a roaring voice:

"Now that the Chinese are getting tougher and tougher in their negotiations with Japan, and Nanking is still planning to arm 60 'German divisions', do we have to wait for the Chinese to be armed before going to war? We just need to destroy their spirits in one go! You can swallow that bite! Continent! It's a dream starting point in Japan! ”

Hirota Hiroki just wanted to refute, but Sugiyama Yuan threw another bombshell:

"Three months! Just three months! The army of Great Japan can dedicate the entire Shina to His Majesty! If not, I am willing to resign from the post of Chief of the Army! ”

"Are you sure?" Hirohito glanced at Sugiyama Moto, who was about to break his waist, and coldly threw down a sentence:

"Have a clear judgment about the moment of war! Go back and think about it, how to do it with the most certainty! ”

Hirota Hiroki's brain exploded!

Sugiyama Motono showed an ecstatic expression!

The emperor finally gave the army the sword of Shang Fang!

Japan's sword is about to come out of its sheath!

On the night of July 7, 1937, the Japanese garrison at Lugouqiao, without notifying the local Chinese authorities, held a so-called military exercise near the position of the Chinese garrison, falsely claimed that a Japanese soldier was missing, and demanded to enter Wanping County, southwest of Beiping, to conduct a so-called "search".

The Chinese defenders, of course, categorically rejected this request. The Japanese opened fire on the area around the Lugou Bridge and attacked the Chinese defenders inside the city. The 29th Regiment of the 37th Division of the 219th Army of the Chinese defenders had no choice but to fight back. This was the beginning of the Sino-Japanese War. Since the Imperial Japanese Army occupied Northeast China in 1931, it has successively transported troops into the customs in order to further launch a full-scale war. By 1936, the Japanese army and the puppet army had surrounded Beiping from the east, west, and north.

The Chinese defenders and the Japanese army fought fiercely at the Lugou Bridge, and the Japanese sent a large number of reinforcements to attack Tianjin and Beijing. Tong Linge, deputy commander of the 29th Army, and Zhao Dengyu, commander of the 132nd Division, were killed in battle. In July, Tianjin fell.

On July 17, the highest authorities issued a speech on Lushan, pointing out: "As soon as the war begins, there is no distinction between north and south, no distinction between old and young, and no matter who is old, everyone has the responsibility to defend the land and resist the war. On July 31, the highest authorities issued a "Letter to the Soldiers of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression", saying: "Since peace is hopeless, the only way to resist war is to fight to the end." ”

The Chinese nation is in danger!!

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