After more than twenty hours of toss and bumps, Scottish envoy Griffith and his party finally arrived at Kyoto Airport in Japan.       .

Many years ago, Griffith visited Kyoto, and the impression he left on him was that it was a simple, heavy and unique city, which was completely different from Tokyo in the 19th century. As people commented, these two cities just set off the two-sided character formed by the Japanese nation in modern times that adhered to tradition and pursued trends.

After the Tokyo nuclear explosion, under the leadership of Emperor Shinin, the Japanese government and military and civilians moved the capital back to their "thousand-year capital" (Kyoto was the capital of Japan from 794 to 1868 AD). In just three years, the huge changes that occurred in the city surprised foreigners like Griffiths: skyscrapers supported the height of the city, spacious avenues expanded the breadth of the city, rows of brand new buildings gave the city a rich modern atmosphere, and towering chimneys continuously injected modern energy into the city. The new streets were full of traffic, pedestrians, and the environment was clean and orderly; the old alleys were crowded with people, shoulder to shoulder, people were polite and humble to each other...

On his way to the palace to meet the Emperor, Griffith said to his fellow military officers: "It seems that they are right that the Japanese have not been defeated. They are reborn in adversity in their own unique ways."

"But I don't understand, sir." The officer responded, "Japan is an island country like us. Three years ago, they were forced to sign a very unfavorable armistice treaty, gradually losing all their overseas occupation and the supply of resources there, resulting in their situation worse than half a century ago. So, how did they recover in such a short time? Just relying on the wealth accumulated over the years? The protracted war probably consumed all those savings long ago!"

Griffith pondered: "I think they are gradually retreating from overseas colonies and occupied areas, plundering a lot of ready-made resources and wealth from the locals, thus repairing and restarting their industrial economy in a very short time, and then continuing to plunder resources and wealth from neighboring countries in the form of trade. So, we have the situation today."

The officer said: "No wonder... as long as their economy is reliable, there will be no big problems in military affairs. As long as they fulfill our secret agreement as promised, there is still hope for thwarting the Irish plot."

Griffith said: "The mission of diplomats is to obtain external assistance through diplomatic channels. As for how to use these assistance well and turn them into a victory on the battlefield, it depends on you."

The officer did not respond, but bowed his head and fell into deep thought. Even with the full support of Japan in the military, can Scotland compete with the joint blow between the New United Kingdom and England? Isn’t Italy, the military power known as the sixth in the world and the third in Europe, also been beaten to the point of taking care of itself in just a few weeks?

Before meeting the Emperor, Griffith and his party were received by two veterans Nagano Cunny and Hata Shunruo, who currently control the military power of Japan. Although the former retreated from the position of Prime Minister of the Cabinet, he is still the "Shenhai Stone" in the political and naval circles. His attitude can basically represent the opinions of half of the cabinet and the Japanese Navy; the latter is one of the only remaining heroes in the army. Since the reorganization of the military headquarters, he has occupied the position of "talenter" as a "talent". After the originally powerful overseas dispatched troops returned to China, he made large-scale personnel adjustments to the army with the support of the emperor, reconstructing the position of commander of the military headquarters.

During the talks with Shinroku Hata, Griffith learned that the Japanese Army had prepared to send a volunteer division to Scotland. This elite combat force composed of the specifications of the mixed division will help Scotland fight threats from the New United Kingdom and England. During his conversation with Nagano's slim self, Griffith received a clear guarantee: the Japanese Navy will not only provide reliable sea transportation for the Japanese Army's operations, but will also send the Japanese Navy's best flying troops and submarine teams to Scotland to help!

In fact, as early as three years ago, the Japanese who suffered a great loss in the naval battle in the Philippines began to imitate Ireland's practice and formed their "volunteer corps" to bypass international legislation to carry out non-war operations. After signing a secret alliance agreement with Scotland, the military headquarters screened out more than 10,000 "volunteers" from retired officers and soldiers of each permanent division, and organized eight special corpses, which were usually deployed in eight barracks including Himeji and Kumamoto. Once the situation required, they could quickly assemble and fight according to the specifications of the A-type division.

If it were an ordinary diplomat, he might have been so happy that he didn't know the southeast, southwest and northwest. Not only did Griffith come from a famous family in Scotland, he has a rich family heritage in the fields of politics and diplomacy. He also worked in the field of diplomacy for thirty-two years, and worked for the British Empire in the second half, and worked in the Republic of Scotland. In recent years, he has shifted his focus to the East and spent a lot of energy studying the thinking and character and habits of the top Japanese leaders, and knew that they would give something and would never make a loss.

In the small-scale renovation of the old Kyoto Palace, Griffith met the new emperor of Japan, the younger brother of the late Showa Emperor, Emperor Shinin. This lucky man had no chance to ascend the throne. He was not trained as a crown prince since he was a child, and had no prestige in the army and the people. The Tokyo nuclear explosion made him lose almost all his relatives in one day, and also made him the new master of the country overnight. Over the past three years, the new emperor has been running around to appease the people, rectify military affairs, study hard, and seek advice humbly. He also completed a historic meeting with German Emperor William Little, and achieved reconciliation between the East and the West in the name. These actions have made him highly recognized by the Japanese people and firmly consolidated his imperial power.

The Japanese national's "appearance of humans" is particularly approachable in front of the Scottish envoy. He recalled the first and only meeting with Scottish "national leader" Alex Chaggs Barriol in a stern tone, and expressed his appreciation for his concept of governing the country and dealing with the world, and even called him "the creator of the Scottish spirit."

In fact, it has been seven years since the 56-year-old Scottish "national leader" Barriol has usurped the state's military and political power in 1942 and became a Scottish dictator. Under his rule, Scotland's economy has embarked on a spiral of rising trajectory. With a large amount of loans to invest in domestic infrastructure construction, it quickly "eliminated" unemployment. Through comprehensive economic and trade cooperation with Japan, import and export trade volume has increased sharply, which has made Scotland prosperous in the 1940s. Then, it has followed the trend to promote free education, free medical care and retirement guarantees, creating the world-renowned "Scottish trace". However, behind this "like shape and not similar spirit" economic policy is the dilemma of eating food and burdening high debts. It is precisely because it is urgent to find a way to reduce costs and improve efficiency for its economy that the Scottish government will focus on the North Sea oil fields and risk angering the new United Kingdom to "snatch food from the tiger's mouth".

In this regard, Scotland today has many similarities with Japan back then. It is no wonder that two countries, thousands of miles apart, appreciate each other and form a secret alliance.

After explaining these, Xuan Ren changed his tone and talked about the despicable behavior of the Irish people in an angry tone, whether it was aiding the Soviet Union to Japan or aiding the United States to Japan. Ireland spared no effort to send troops, but never dared to declare war on Japan and fought a dignified battle. Therefore, Xuan Ren described Ireland as an assassin who could only fire arrows and fire cold guns. If they were not for their repeated bad luck, the Japanese army would not have easily been defeated by the Soviet Union, nor would they give up the Philippines, nor would they have suffered the pain of the Tokyo explosion, and then fell into a passive situation like today.

"This kind of deep blood hatred must be paid with the blood of tens of millions of people!" Xuan Ren said viciously.

Griffith said a few words, and then said worriedly that the Irish people were abominable, but after annexing Wales, their national strength had reached the peak of history. Judging from the progress of the New Austrian-Italy Three Kingdoms War, the combat power of the New United Kingdom army is firmly at the forefront of the world. If they send all their main forces and the support of the English army, once the war begins, the Scottish army cannot defend the open areas in the south at all, and can only quickly retreat to the northern highlands and wait for the intervention of international forces.

"You are counting on the League of Nations to interfere?" Emperor Xuanren laughed. "The League of Nations is a tool for a superpower to manipulate the international situation. As long as the British islands remain in a state of division, they will not mind Scotland being looted by its relatives once or twice. What you should do is to do everything you can to prepare for war and then fight the invasion of powerful enemies with a mortal determination."

"No, what we expect is not the interference of the League of Nations, but international public opinion and diplomatic forces representing justice." Griffith replied cleverly, "In this era, international public opinion and diplomatic forces can play a very important role."

Emperor Xuanren pondered: "We can put pressure on the new United Kingdom and the Kingdom of England, but in terms of the current situation, our pressure will not play a big role. Perhaps it is not as good as the Soviet Union or the United States for mediation."

"But the diplomatic relations between Russia and the United States and the new United Kingdom will not be sincerely helped Scotland." Griffith admitted helplessly, "Scotland has too few friends in the international community."

"As your friends, Japan will do its best to help you overcome difficulties," said Emperor Xuanren. "We can provide the best aircraft, the best tanks, and the best electronic reconnaissance, on the condition that... all your operations must be participated by the Japanese military advisory group. Moreover, if the advisory group firmly opposes, you must adjust the existing combat plan and accept direct guidance from the advisory group if necessary."
Chapter completed!