Age of Conquest Reborn

Emperor Hirohito's words were a confusing question, but he was also very tricky to answer. What happened in Tokyo? Isn't it nonsense? Tokyo was bombed. All fools know that ministers who can rush to the palace as soon as possible

We, who are not veterans of officialdom, cannot possibly take on this problem.

If he answered truthfully, "Your Majesty, Tokyo has been bombed!" the consequences would be serious. If His Majesty the Emperor gets angry, all the anger will fall on himself. Therefore, the ministers will immediately shut up and say nothing.

Fa.●⌒

Prince Zai Ren knew that, as the deputy commander-in-chief of the empire's homeland defense, it was his responsibility that Tokyo was bombed by Chinese planes, and he could not avoid it, so he stepped forward, bowed deeply, and said calmly: "Your Majesty, we are all ministers.

It is my brother’s responsibility. The Imperial Home Defense Headquarters has the responsibility to protect the homeland from invasion by foreign enemies, but such a serious incident happened. I ask for the punishment myself!”

"Huh!" Emperor Hirohito exhaled a long breath, and the depression in his heart dissipated a lot. He looked at Zai Ren and said: "You can't escape your responsibility. I will give you a decree, but I have to ask,

Why?"

This is a technical question, and the person asking it is Zai Ren. As the capital of the Empire of Japan, Tokyo is very well defended. It has air radar stations, ground air defense firepower, and several army troops stationed in the surrounding areas.

How come the aviation fleet, with more than 800 combat aircraft, allowed Chinese fighter jets and bombers to break in and drop more than a thousand heavy bombs?

Zai Ren still couldn't answer this question. He rushed to the palace early in the morning and had no time to investigate what happened. He could only reluctantly answer: "Your Majesty, the incident is still under investigation. The combat unit involved

Responsibility will never be tolerated. I will submit a detailed memorial to Your Majesty regarding this matter!"

General Yamazaki Bin, the Chief of Naval Command, felt very relieved when he saw the bitter look on Prince Zain's face. He looked at Navy Minister Nagano Shuzan and then stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I think this is related to Zai Ren."

Prince Hitoshi places the main defense focus of the empire in the north of Honshu Island. It is directly related!"

"My ministers still remember that during the dispute over the focus of homeland defense, Prince Zai Ren insisted that the China Independent Division troops would launch an attack from the north. Now it seems that this was a big mistake. The events that happened last night have proven that China Devil Tang

The focus of Qiu Li's attack is the southern direction of the empire's mainland. In fact, when the Ogasawara Islands were suddenly attacked, I have already proved my persistence!"

"My Majesty also explained that Prince Zai Ren thought of the cunning of the Chinese devil Tang Qiuli. He would not have thought of it? Therefore, my Majesty insists that the main direction of attack of the China Independent Division is still from the Pacific Ocean. Please issue your Majesty the

Decree to adjust the key directions of the empire’s homeland defense!”

Prince Zain was furious. He believed that Yamazaki Binichi's words were a deliberate denial of his overall defense plan regardless of the overall situation. The fundamental reason was that he now had monopoly power and the navy had lost military power. If he adjusted his homeland defense

The Navy may take back some of its power if the key direction is the Pacific. The Pacific direction is the navy's territory.

When the empire was facing such a critical situation, the navy guys still wanted to fight for power. Zai Ren couldn't help but be angry. He turned purple with anger and said loudly: "Please be careful, Mr. Yamazaki! As you said, the attack of the China Independent Division

The direction comes from the Pacific Ocean, so how many troops does the Chinese devil Tang Qiuli need to use?"

"If Tang Qiuli's troops want to land on the southern coast of the mainland, will a mere few hundred thousand troops be enough? Of course it is not enough. The China Independent Division does not have more than one million troops. Even if it successfully lands at several points and advances deep into the mainland

, you will be unable to continue!”

"If the main direction of attack of China Devil Tang Qiuli comes from the Pacific, how many troop carriers, how many escort warships are needed for more than one million troops, and what is the total strength of the China Independent Division? The China Independent Division currently serving troops on the Korean Peninsula

How many troops are there? Don’t forget, there is intelligence that Tang Qiuli is deploying troops to the Korean Peninsula!"

"Based on the above factors, Yamazaki-kun, do you think that China Devil Tang Qiuli can each use more than one million troops to attack the empire from two directions? It is unrealistic! What Yamazaki-kun lacks is

Strategic mind!”

Not to be outdone, Yamazaki Binichi retorted: "Then, Your Highness, can you explain why the Ogasawara Islands were attacked and Tokyo was bombed?"

"I personally think that this is a sudden accident!" Prince Zai Ren concluded. "I have a preliminary understanding of the bombing targets of the China Independent Division. They are obviously very random. Important targets in and around Tokyo.

, there is no loss, this is Tang Qiuli’s psychological tactic, the purpose is to cause psychological panic to the citizens of the empire!"

"Sudden? Accidental?" Navy Minister Nagano Osamuyama, who had been watching with cold eyes, suddenly interjected with a sneer: "Your Highness, can you guarantee that this kind of sudden or accidental event will not happen again?"

Prince Zai Ren was immediately speechless. He absolutely could not guarantee that Tokyo would not drop bombs from the China Independent Division aircraft group again, because the focus of defense was in the north. Several joint air forces of the Army were deployed on Honshu Island, Hokkaido and Kyushu.

The air defense network in the northern part of the island, urban Tokyo and surrounding areas is very weak. It is impossible to guard against the China Independent Division fleet wandering in the Pacific waters south of the mainland!

Seeing that Zai Ren was speechless, General Nagano pressed forward: "Putting aside the dispute over the key directions of the empire's homeland defense, the issue of Tokyo's air defense must be solved in a foolproof way. Tokyo is not only the capital of the empire.

It is still the residence of His Majesty the Emperor. If it is bombed again, how will we see your Majesty? Facing the hundreds of millions of subjects in the country, if His Majesty's dragon body is damaged in any way, how will we stand in court?

Above?"

Nagano Osamu's words were very clever and cunning. He did not talk about the dispute over the key directions of defense, but clung to the issue of Tokyo being bombed. The core intention was to focus on the southern part of the mainland.

The direction is the focus of defense. From another perspective, it is true what Yamazaki Binichi said.

Faced with the joint attack of the two giants of the navy, Prince Zai Ren was speechless and his cheeks were twisted in pain. He could not guarantee that Tokyo would not be bombed again, so everything was unconvincing. The bomb was swimming in the Pacific Ocean in the southern part of the empire

The China Independent Division fleet is outside the attack range of the empire's land-based aircraft fleet. It can launch a surprise attack on Tokyo or other cities at any time and place, making it impossible to prevent!

Seeing the two big bosses of the navy being so aggressive, Prince Zain looked uncomfortable. The top boss of the army, General Miuchi Miuchi, felt that he had to stand up and speak out. Although he didn't have a good impression of Zain, the two were still political enemies, but in the face of

When it comes to the navy, it is still necessary to be consistent with the outside world!

"Your Majesty, gentlemen, I have some personal opinions!" Koichi Mineuchi bowed deeply towards Emperor Hirohito and said calmly.

Emperor Hirohito was defending his younger brother, and was rendered speechless by the two giants of the navy. Looking at the uncomfortable stall, he was naturally overjoyed that someone came to the rescue, and hurriedly said: "If you have any opinions, Aiyoshi Minai, it's okay to say it!"

Koichi Yoneuchi said: "In my opinion, Tokyo will never be allowed to be bombed again, and the judgments of Yamazaki-kun and Nagano-kun are not unreasonable. The Chinese devil Tang Qiuli has always been known for his scheming in the military. The defense strategy of "Northern Lighting South" can be adjusted appropriately!"

"Therefore, I believe that about one-third of the Army Air Force can be deployed in the southern direction of the mainland with Tokyo as the center. In addition, no less than 300,000 troops from the northern part of the mainland can be deployed in the southern direction of the mainland. , Tokyo is still the key defense area. This is my personal opinion and is for your reference only!"

What Koichi Yonerai meant was to balance the ideas of Zain and Yamazaki. They were harmonious and good guys, but they did not overturn Zain's homeland defense strategy. They still focused on the north, but only strengthened the southern direction. It was a compromise. Medium plan.

Emperor Hirohito thought for a while, maybe this was the only safe solution, and then said to Zai Ren: "Zai Ren, what do you think about Minai Ai Qing's words?"

Zai Ren knew that he could not solve the problem of Tokyo no longer being bombed, and nothing he said was tenable. Although Koichi Minai's suggestion was far from his original intention, it was the only feasible solution. Otherwise, Nagano and Yamazaki, these two bastards, refused to let go of the bombing of Tokyo. They were absolutely passive.

"My brother has no objections and agrees with Minai-kun's suggestion!" Zai Ren said unwillingly, and at the same time, he cast a grateful look at Minaiguang.

Seeing that his brother had no objection, Emperor Hirohito turned his eyes to the two giants of the navy and said: "Nagano Aiki, Yamazaki Aiki, what do you two think?"

The goals of Nagano Shuzan and Yamazaki Binichi were basically achieved. At least part of the military power was given to Prince Zainin. Of course, the two of them would not get things done, so they bowed at the same time: "I have no objection!"

Emperor Hirohito knew very well that for a while, he allowed his younger brother to take sole control of the military. The heavyweights in the army and navy must be very uncomfortable in their hearts. It was time to balance the power.

"Okay! Since your views on Aiko Minai are meaningless, let's implement them!" Emperor Hirohito said calmly: "I have carefully considered that local defense is the top priority of the current empire and needs to be mobilized. It takes the whole country to complete it, but Zai Ren is afraid that he will not have enough energy to take on such an important task and will not be able to do everything comprehensively!"

"Therefore, I have decided to divide the Imperial Home Defense Command into two, establishing two major defense commands for the Empire Homeland: North and South. Zai Ren is still in charge of the northern part, and the southern defense command is with Naga Ai-kyō as its commander, and Yamazaki Ai-kyō as its commander. As deputy commander, I hope you will work together to ensure that the empire will not fall into the hands of the Chinese!"

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