[Anti-Japanese Iron Blood King] Chapter 950: Determined to go to war (ask for subscription!) , ask for a monthly pass, ask for everything! ）

Tokyo, Japan, Imperial Palace.

An unusually high-level meeting was being held here, which was attended by Emperor Hirohito himself, and the main discussion was the "Guidelines for the Implementation of the Imperial National Policy," which was jointly presented to the Emperor by the government and the base camp. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

After deliberation and decision at the Cabinet meeting, the Konoe Cabinet decided to submit the "Guidelines for the Implementation of the Imperial National Policy" to the Imperial Front in a joint headquarters, and His Majesty the Emperor would decide whether or not to implement the new national policy.

Although on the surface, Japan's political power at this time was controlled by the base camp, and the military had in fact kidnapped the entire government, Konoe Fumima and others knew very well that Japan's political power had been firmly controlled by the Japanese imperial family since the Meiji Restoration.

Because whether it is in the base camp or in the cabinet, many important figures of the imperial family are full of them, such as Prince Zaihito of Kanin Palace, who controls the base camp, and Prince Hatohiko of Asakanomiya, who holds important positions in the army

Although the emperor looks like a puppet and allows the soldiers and politicians below him to act, you, the Japanese imperial family, especially His Majesty the Emperor, will not allow anyone to make private claims when the future direction of Japan and the fate of the country are being decided.

In fact, two days before the Imperial Council, the original text of the "Essentials for the Implementation of the Imperial National Policy" had already been sent to the Imperial Palace, and important figures such as Prime Minister Fumima Konoe and Prince Zaihito of Kanin Palace were secretly summoned to the Imperial Palace by the Emperor and questioned by the Emperor.

The Emperor was deeply dissatisfied with the proposal, which focused on war preparations, supplemented by diplomatic preparations, and directly inquired with the Prime Minister about the war. Konoe Bunma was afraid that there was an omission, so he hurriedly summoned the two commanders of the army and navy into the palace.

The emperor demanded that the two commanders-in-chief, as a world power, especially the only military power in Asia, must have firm confidence in whatever it does, and as long as it is determined to do it, then it must go on firmly, and it must not be half-hearted.

The implication is that either we should be determined to go to war, or we should focus on diplomacy, and we should not prepare for war and diplomacy at the same time.

The Japanese army commanders and navy commanders were dumbfounded by His Majesty's words, and they did not expect His Majesty the Emperor to be so tough, and Admiral Toyoda, chief of naval operations, had to reply: "The original dominant idea was to try to open the situation through diplomatic means, and war preparations were taken to deal with situations when it was impossible to open the situation through diplomatic means." until finally all means of peaceful diplomacy are exhausted, and force is resorted to only as a last resort"

In fact, at this time, Konoe Fumima and others thought that the emperor's opinion was more inclined to negotiate peace, so when they spoke, they were slightly inclined in this regard, but when the emperor asked Prince Kanin Miyazaihito about the plan for the southern war, the difficulty of the landing operation, the loss of ships, and the victory or defeat, it suddenly dawned on Konoe Fumima and others that His Majesty the Emperor was more inclined to go south and use the katana swords of the warriors of the Great Japanese Empire to seize space for the subjects of the empire.

And Prince Zaihito of the Kanin Palace also made Konoe Fumima and others speechless, he said: "The initial operation of attacking the important areas in the south is estimated to be completed in five months. However, in view of the fact that the army had misestimated the incident in China, he was reminded not to be too optimistic, but the Japanese Empire was now extremely passive, so the army believed that it would take at least a year to defeat the American and British forces in the south. ”

Prince Zaihito's words made His Majesty the Emperor, who had been quite confident, have other thoughts about the future of war after the start of the war, and it seems that he is extremely uneasy. Therefore, Konoe Fumima is not very clear about the outcome of today's Imperial Council, but as a politician who is more inclined to solve the southern problem through diplomatic means, Konoe Fumima is still secretly happy about the emperor's reasons.

Although the proposal was submitted by the cabinet and the base camp, that was not what Fumima Konoe really thought, and judging from the results of the secret inquiry the night before, the outcome of today's imperial meeting should not be too bad, but is this really the case?

A solemn imperial meeting was held at 10 o'clock in the afternoon in the first hall of the palace, and in addition to the usual attendees, the Uchisho Tanabe and Masasa Ogura were also present.

The meeting was still presided over by Prime Minister Fumima Konoe, and when the time was up, His Majesty the Emperor's bodyguards closed the door of the East First Hall, and secrets were absolutely not allowed to be leaked in such a top-secret meeting.

After the door of the hall was closed, Konoe Fumima got up and bowed to His Majesty the Emperor, who was sitting on the throne, and then got up and said, "Ministers, now the meeting will begin. With Your Majesty's permission, I am presiding over today's meeting. ”

"In view of the fact that the Empire of Japan is now suffering from serious threats from the United States and Britain and other countries, resulting in the empire being in an extremely difficult historical period, especially when the empire is caught in the battlefield of China and cannot be withdrawn, and the war is dragging the empire into the abyss from which it cannot be extricated, the imperial headquarters and the cabinet have decided to fight against the United States and Britain as a last resort! After joint deliberation between the headquarters and the Cabinet, it has been decided to approve the plan of the Admiralty for the implementation of the Imperial National Policy, and the implementation of this national policy is hereby submitted to His Majesty the Emperor for discussion with all the ministers and ministers to make a final decision! ”

All the ministers nodded lightly when they saw Emperor Hirohito on the throne, they all understood what it meant, and His Majesty the Emperor meant that he had already read the essentials for the implementation of this national policy.

Fumima Konoe then continued: "As the Prime Minister of the Empire, I would like to first make the following statement on the contents of the 'Guidelines for the Implementation of the Imperial National Policy': As you already know, the international situation surrounding the empire is becoming more and more urgent, especially the United States, Britain, the Netherlands, and other countries are confronting the empire by all means, and the United States recently signed an agreement with the government of China. The U.S. government will provide a low-interest loan of $250 million to the government of China in a short period of time, and these loans will be used entirely for military innovation in China, and according to the information available to the imperial intelligence service, the loan agreement between the United States and the government of China is likely to exceed $250 million. ”

"The most important thing is that as the German-Soviet war drags on, there is still a tendency for the United States and the Soviet Union to form a united front against Japan. If this development continues, the empire will gradually lose the mobility of its national strength, so that the gap in national strength between it and the United States and Britain will become wider and wider. At the present time, of course, the Empire must be prepared quickly for any eventuality, and on the other hand, it must make every diplomatic effort to prevent the scourge of war from happening. ”

"In the unlikely event that the above-mentioned diplomatic measures do not work for a certain period of time. When the time comes, it is also a last resort to take self-defense. The Government and the Army and Navy of the Base Camp have repeatedly consulted on this issue, and have now reached a consensus, and have jointly formulated the agenda of the day, "Essentials for the Implementation of the Imperial National Policy", which is contained in the annex. ”

Everyone's eyes were focused on one person at this time, and there was Emperor Hirohito sitting behind the curtain.

And Emperor Hirohito didn't say much, only one sentence: "I, I am determined to fight against the United States and Britain!" ”。

As soon as the emperor's words came out, everyone was shocked, and the secret war was finally coming! This time was different from the war that sent troops to China three years ago, because everyone knew that the risk was not great, and even the worst result was to restore the battle lines between the two sides to before the 12th year of Showa, and the Shina people simply did not have the strength to defeat the empire.

However, it is not so simple to carry out the war against Britain and the United States, not to mention the disadvantages of a two-front war, just to say that the Great Japanese Empire wants to wage war against Britain, France, the United States, and the Netherlands at the same time, and also to conquer the whole of Southeast Asia in a short period of time, and even to capture Australia and India, I feel panicked when I think about it.

Unlike the blindly confident military, politicians are still cautious, believing only what they see, not the katana in their hands. If it was just a single country, they might not be too worried, and now the Great Japanese Empire is going to war with five or six countries at the same time, which is definitely a matter of life and death.

What's more, there is a terrifying red Soviet Union in the north of the empire, and an unwarlike empire may be completely wiped out, or even wiped out. (To be continued.) )