Zhong Yi was busy rectifying the defeated troops, and the Japanese side was not idle either.

After the base camp's deputy chief of staff, Tatsumi Tatsumi Shimomura entered the palace one after another and reported the failure of Nanjing to Hirohito, Hirohito immediately issued an edict, asking Prime Minister Mitsumi Mitsumi, Foreign Minister Hirota Hirota, Chief of Staff of the Army, Zaihito Miyasugi, Minister of Army Minister Sugiyama Moto and other ministers to go to Zichen Hall to attend the imperial meeting.

Tokyo time is one hour earlier than Nanjing.

It was just dawn in Nanjing, but it was already bright in Tokyo.

Although it was already shining brightly outside, the Zichen Hall in the Imperial Palace was still air conditioning.

Hirohito, who was kneeling in the main seat, looked gloomy. The military and political ministers who were kneeling on the tatami on both sides of the steps seemed trembling and didn't even dare to take a breath.

Everything starts from the Nanjing battlefield.

Last night, the situation on the battlefield in Nanjing suddenly took a sharp turn!

For a long time, more than 100,000 defeated troops in the safe area suddenly launched a riot, which eventually led to large-scale riots in the entire Nanjing city.

The Imperial Army stationed in Nanjing was attacked by violently rioters!

Faced with the riots, the commander of the 10th Army, Hikariki Asakamiya, strongly advocated the suppression and issued an order to enter the city to sweep the 6th Division and the 114th Division.

However, Shanghai sent the commander of the condemnation army and commander-in-chief of the Central China Front Army Matsui Ishione, but believed that the dispatch of large troops to the city to sweep the enemy was unknown. The result was unpredictable, so he opposed the transfer of troops to the city to sweep the city, and directly issued an order to the 6th Division and the 114th Division in the name of the commander of the Central China Front Army, which was not allowed to enter the city.

This move angered King Hirohiko Asakamami and sent telegrams to the base camp, demanding that the base camp be fair!

In the end, because they could not get the main reinforcements outside the city, the 7th Infantry Regiment, the 9th Infantry Regiment, the 13th Infantry Regiment, the 45th Infantry Regiment, the 6th Field Artillery Regiment, the 10th Independent Field Heavy Artillery Regiment, and the 5th Independent Siege Heavy Artillery Battalion, were completely wiped out by the Chinese Army!

Not only that, the flag of the 9th Infantry Regiment was also captured by the Chinese army!

This was definitely an unacceptable defeat for the Japanese invading China!

Since the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, Japanese and Qing dynasties, the Japanese army has rarely suffered losses in the face of Chinese troops, and a disastrous defeat like Nanjing last night has never happened!

The flags of the 9th Infantry Regiment were seized, which was a great humiliation!

In Zichen Hall, Hirohito didn't speak, and none of the military and political ministers who attended the meeting dared to say anything.

The atmosphere in the entire hall seemed to have frozen, making the people breathless.

At this moment, a servant suddenly hurried into the hall, climbed the steps, and handed a telegram to Hirohito.

After reading the telegram, Hirohito immediately sneered twice, carried the telegram in his hand and said, "You guys, this is a telegram that Matsui Jun just sent, saying it was an old disease attack and was no longer competent to serve as the commander of the Shanghai condemnation army. I have another competent general selected by the base camp to go to Nanjing to replace him."

Hearing this, Tada Jun immediately said: "Your Majesty, Matsui Ishigen is trying to escape responsibility! What kind of old disease occurs, this is an excuse, an excuse! I don't believe that his lung disease does not occur early or late, but it just happens at this time? Before, I heard someone mention that Matsui Ishigen's body is so healthy!"

Army Minister Sugiyama Moto also echoed: "Yes, Matsui Ishione is trying to evade responsibility!"

Tadashi Shimomura also knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, the Nanjing battlefield lost four infantry corps and two and a half artillery corps at one time. Such a heavy defeat, Matsui Ishigen, as the commander of the Shanghai Condemnation Army and the commander-in-chief of the Central China Front Army, bears an unshirkable responsibility. He must be responsible for this failure!"

After Shimura Ting expressed his opinion, the other military and political officials also agreed.

If Matsui Ishienen was present, he would definitely be angry to death when he saw this scene.

What does it mean to have a pile of people falling down? This is called a pile of people pushing people falling down. None of the military and political officials who attended the imperial meeting spoke for him, and they all thought that he should bear the responsibility!

Listening to the military and political officials attending the meeting squad against Matsui Ishione, Hirohito's face became a little gloomy.

All the military and political officials said that Matsui Ishigen should bear the responsibility, but the reason was that Matsui Ishigen is the commander of the Shanghai Condemnation Army and the commander-in-chief of the Central China Front Army, so it is natural for him to bear the responsibility! In other words, Matsui Ishigen did not make any mistakes in command, he just assumed leadership responsibilities.

This is a protest! How smart is Hirohito? He reacted immediately. This is a tactful protest from the ministers!

Obviously, the ministers were very dissatisfied with the royal family's actions to send Hikari Asakamiya to China to serve as the commander of the 10th Army, so they protested to him in this way!

At this moment, Hirohito also regretted his heart.

In fact, Hirohito also knew that Asakamiya Hirohiko was a talented person, but his original intention at that time was to win the battle of Nanjing, and that he could send a pig to serve as the commander of the 10th Army and gain a military merit, so he sent Asakamiya Hirohiko.

Who would have thought that Zhong Yi and 367th Regiment were formed on the Nanjing battlefield?

Who would have thought that the battle that had been won was like this now?

If I had known this, Hirohito would not have sent Asakamiya Hikari to China no matter what!

At this moment, Hirohito really hated Hirohiko Asakamiya, this trash with great ambitions and talent!

Fortunately, it was not too late to make up for the loss. Although the Nanjing battlefield suffered heavy losses, the Great Japanese Imperial Army still had an absolute advantage. As long as you don’t make any mistakes in the next battle, you will still be sure to win!

At that moment, Hirohito waved his hand to stop the ministers' condemnation and said, "Don't say anything, you guys, what you mean, I know, the commander-in-chief Matsui Ishione, should be my uncle, the commander-in-chief of the 10th Army, King Hirohiko Asakamiya. If he hadn't been determined and stubborn, the Battle of Nanjing would not have been defeated!"

The ministers present bowed their heads one after another, and without saying a word, they agreed to Hirohito's statement.

Hirohito sighed in his heart, turned his head to the Inner Provincial Minister Matsuhei Keimin and said, "Mr. Matsuhei, call the 10th Army immediately and ask King Hirohiko Asakamiya to return to Tokyo to report his duties. As for the command of the 10th Army, it can be temporarily handed over to Inaba Shiro!"

After a pause, he continued: "In addition, call the Imperial Embassy in Paris immediately, and ask the embassy staff to find King Higashiki Nihiko and tell him about the defeat of King Higashiki Asakamiya on the Nanjing battlefield!"
Chapter completed!