Emperor Hirohito seemed calm and calm, which surprised Makino a little, Japan is now a restless place, whether you know that there will be * down in the end, everyone is either excited or anxious, it is rare to see such a composure.

"Your Majesty, these weapons secretly developed by the Germans still cannot reach the first cosmic speed, and can only fly briefly in the thin area at the edge of the atmosphere, but this will be a great opportunity, the future superpower will rely on two things to control the world, one is a super rocket that can attack anywhere in the world at any time, and the other is a miniaturized nuclear bomb that can be loaded in this rocket......"

"I've heard that the speed of the first universe is 24 times the speed of sound, I can't imagine it." Hirohito interrupted Makino from talking about nuclear weapons and continued to talk about rockets.

"Yes, very impressive."

"Americans will be able to reach the moon in more than 20 years, what a great country. If the Soviet Union could compete with such a great country, it would be a great country. ”

The Emperor was amazed by this, and if ordinary citizens were to say such praises to the Empire on the streets, they would inevitably be attacked by a crowd.

"Yes, the Americans, after the war, became the premier technological nation. In almost any field of technology, it has an absolute advantage. And the Soviet Union also became a country that could compete with the United States for a time. ”

"I read Asano's report, and Asano-kun said that in post-war Japan, almost everyone had a car? Affluent close to the United States? ”

"That's right."

"Is there really so much oil on the planet to supply so many vehicles? I thought that only a resource-rich country like the United States could support its citizens in using cars. ”

Hirohito's topic is a hammer in the east and a mallet in the west, and he seems to be very reluctant to mention the current war, and he is talking about things that he doesn't really want to do.

"I think so. After World War II, Japan was richer than the United States, and it was able to buy oil from countries around the world. ”

"In this way, Japan is still a promising country." Hirohito nodded, "Asano also said that in a few decades, Japan's animation industry will be very strong, and a large number of Japanese people will be engaged in the painting industry, even more than the steel industry?" ”

"I think what Asano-kun said is indeed the truth. Japan has a large number of talented people in all fields, including in the arts and sciences. ”

"The world of the future is so fascinating......"

The Emperor paused, as if thoughtful, and the Konoe nodded to Makino, signaling that the Emperor's next topic would get to the point.

"Asano-kun's report, I have read it many times, although Asano-kun bitterly stated the international environment under Japan's parasitic fence, but from the side, it can be seen that Japan has become a rich and powerful country based on trade, but unfortunately they have been hiding it from me, I knew your deeds too late, and the big mistake has already been cast into ......"

Makino stood aside with his hands down, and the moment the combined fleet set off to attack Hawaii, he didn't sigh.

"Your Majesty means to sue for peace with the Americans now?" The guard asked in a measured manner.

"Is that still possible?" The Emperor said coldly.

"I thought it was impossible."

"Of course not...... Tojo ...... the country," Hirohito lamented, "I have traveled to Europe since I was a child, and I have never hated the West...... As Fukuzawa said, "Leaving Asia and joining Europe has brought civilization and hope to Japan......"

Makino and Konoe didn't know how to answer for a while, the emperor's mind jumped too fast, and they couldn't catch up.

"Asano's report vigorously exaggerates the brutality of the Americans* and the betrayal of the Soviets who betrayed Japan, but reading through the whole text, it is not the United States and the Soviet Union that frightens me the most, but their mightiness," the emperor sighed, looking much older for a while, "The fear that I really read from the text is that one day Japan will be swallowed up by the ugly East." ”

"Oriental? Forgive the ministers and blunt, but the East refers to China? ”

"Exactly."

"Since the Meiji era, China has been at war with foreign countries without a single victory. When I was twenty-six years old, the British said to me that the Chinese Empire was in decline, and that it could not be stopped by manpower, and that with a little external force, it would inevitably be divided into seven or eight countries, and that none of them would be greater than Japan......"

As the emperor lamented again, the scene was silent for a long time, and the emperor was worried about China, which greatly surprised Makino's expectations. Makino naturally has a hard time understanding Hirohito's state of mind, in fact, since his grandfather, Japan's step-by-step rise has been accomplished by the constant attack on China, and it can be said that the essence of their family business is only one thing, that is, to weaken China. According to the established plan, in the end, the pattern of East Asia will inevitably change, and industrialized Japan will step on the agricultural China that has been divided into several pieces, and China, like Turkey, will never turn over.

"How could you have expected it...... Can such a weak and ignorant country finally rely on Japan's surrender and rise again? It has become a powerful country that can compete with the United States. That's what makes me haunted. The emperor continued.

"But Your Majesty, the victory is still undecided, and we are still the pillar of a country like Makino-kun. Shang Ke turned the tide. Today's China is still in the hands of a group of ignorant and insatiable people. Konoe said.

"That's a good point. Makino-kun. I will give you my full support to turn this tide of trouble. ”

"Your Majesty, have you ever expected the worst of the final situation?" Makino asked.

"What's the worst? If defeat is inevitable, it will inevitably sow chaos for China, and these things can make Ishihara come up with ideas. ”

"I understand." The guard nodded.

"It's best to be able to win, and the super weapons that Asano said can find targets on their own rely on Makino-kun."

"Your Majesty put it down, the latest self-seeking weapon is already being assembled, and it will be ready for test firing soon."

"Okay, I'll send someone to watch." Hirohito patted Makino on the shoulder hard.

In the battlefield of northern Thailand, after Lin Xiuxuan and Xu Chong converged, they quickly moved north. They had to hurry close to the main battlefield and wait for the opportunity to deal a heavy blow to the enemy, but Chiang Mai was heavily defended, and how to infiltrate it was a big problem, and the second problem was that even if they could enter, it would be nothing more than Lin Xiuxuan and Qin Xiaosu, and it was difficult to say how much damage they could cause.

Through the eavesdropping, 419 has roughly figured out that the pursuit is organized by the Southern Agency, which has risen rapidly from a state of disgrace and now controls about a security brigade force, and is in the rear searching for groups that may belong to 419. In order to achieve this goal, even a horrific massacre of refugees was carried out, and drones filmed Japanese machine-gun positions and strafed the crowd passing through the valley.

However, now is not the time to seek revenge from Suzuki, they still have to help Chu Tingchang fight a crucial battle, and this battle is completed, and half of the railway from Chiang Mai to Mandela is in hand.

The enemy in Chiang Mai was currently besieged on three sides, the Japanese troops were squeezed and close together, and the command had been very smooth, so that Noda could always support the left and the right, and block the attack of Chu Tingchang. And Zhou Youfu's interspersion can only go deep for one or two kilometers, and he will be flanked and have to retreat. In the face of such a hard walnut, Chu Tingchang did not have a good way, he always had some scruples about the casualties caused by the attack.

At the same time, the ongoing siege of Mandela was facing the same situation, Zhang Lingfu's army had suffered seven or eight thousand casualties, relying on the rear to forcibly replenish the fortification, while the Japanese 4th Division in the city suffered less than 1,000 casualties. Sun Liren's attack on the 2nd Division in the Ringanqiang area also suffered heavy casualties, but the progress was not significant.

The troika, which is now launching a counteroffensive in Southeast Asia, seems to have encountered insurmountable difficulties, according to the Japanese army's number. The 14th Division faced by Commander Chu Tingchang was further behind than the troops facing the other two armies, but the 14th Division reinforced a chariot brigade, which other units did not have.

These days, the focus of the US military's air cover has gradually shifted to the areas around Mandalay and Ringanqiang, not because Stilwell can't see the importance of Chu Tingchang, but because the US 10th Air Force really can't afford the losses in northern Thailand. The Japanese army took off from the airport in Thailand, stayed in the air for a long time, and repeatedly attacked the American army with leisure and work, but the Japanese army rarely blocked the American bombers in northern Burma.

Lin Xiuxuan took Xu Chong's troops and spent a night approaching the battlefield with earth-shattering artillery fire, while thinking about how to help Chu Tingchang.

The drone spotted a hidden armored train on a secluded railway spur near the front line. Although the Chiang Mai-Bangkok railway line is a single line, there are some small closed railway lines along the way, which were originally used to temporarily stop one side of the train when the train is meeting, but at present, the railway only runs in one direction, and these lines are used to stop armored trains. These trains go on patrol when the rails are idle, occasionally carrying some transport tasks, and when the next train arrives, the armoured vehicles leave in time for the next train.

The drone informed Lin Xiuxuan of the situation, and the original intention was to let Lin stay away from the train. However, Lin Xiuxuan has always been inclined to use weird schemes, and he had a whim and felt that he could take advantage of this train.

Chiang Mai is an important railway hub in the north, with a railway line running through the city to Mandela in Myanmar. With such an iron guy to cover, the concealment of his actions in the city can be greatly increased, and Xu Chong and his soldiers who are good at fighting but do not speak Japanese can also enter the enemy's hinterland in a concealed state. It is known that, according to the enemy's current plan, a large number of military trains have been gathered in Chiang Mai, and they are only waiting for the next cycle and returning together.

Lin Xiuxuan's plan is always unexpected, this time his plan, once again 419 Cheng Dayang and the political commissar surprised, the two sides discussed for a while, and finally Lin persuaded the other two, this risky plan, the most reasonable thing is that the Japanese army gave up the railway signaling system, so that no one on any section of the railway will figure out which unit this armored car belongs to.

They quietly approached the armored train, which was refilling water at an improvised stop. It can be seen that the train consisted of three cars, the first was an armored nose, the second was an armored car with a 75-mm howitzer turret, and the third was a stuffy tank car equipped with a machine gun turret.