The resistance of the Japanese army was more of a response than a resistance. They just fired a few shots at random, and then retreated to the rear positions.

No one has the idea of ​​continuing to fight. The war has been fought so far, and there is no way to completely block a lot of news. Especially Hirohito's decision, it shattered the last remaining belief of these Japanese soldiers to continue fighting.

Anyway, even the Emperor is about to declare surrender, so what's the point of your own resistance?! Rather than losing your life for no reason here, it's better to think about how to survive first.

At this time, the Japanese army no longer had the same vigor as when they attacked the three northeastern provinces. On the contrary, this unit was full of twilight. Everyone was thinking about how to survive, rather than resisting the attack of the National Defense Forces.

What this approach caused was a comprehensive retreat of the Japanese troops in the entire position area. The Marine Corps of the National Defense Force even easily occupied the beach position without any effort.

The Japanese troops at the coastal defense artillery also chose to evacuate rather than resist in a very short period of time. The coastal defense line that Hirohito and the Japanese base camp once regarded as impregnable was easily and completely torn up here.

"The city is not too high, the pond is not too deep, the army and revolution are not too strong, and the rice and millet are not few. If we leave them alone, the geographical convenience is not as good as the people..." Sa Zhenbing easily observed through the telescope.

The current battle situation.

Seeing the large-scale retreat of the Japanese army, the old man who even had no intention of fighting could not help but sigh: "The young people in China are making a fuss about 'abolition of feudalism'. Hey! They didn't even understand what their ancestors said, so they started shouting

To break it. What’s the point of breaking it?!”

This article "The right person will get many help, but the wrong person will get little help" comes from "Mencius. Gongsun Chou". The original meaning of the text is most often interpreted as: standing on the side of justice, you can get the support and assistance of the majority of people.

But at the same time, when you read this article, you need to read it in conjunction with another article by Mencius. This article is "Mencius. Chapters and Sentences of Wholeheartedness".

"There is no righteous war in the Spring and Autumn Period. If they are good at it, they will have it. Those who conquer it will attack from above and below, and the enemy will not conquer each other."

There is no righteous war in the Spring and Autumn Period, so how can we mention the word justice?! Obviously, this is to tell you: Even if you are not righteous, you have to pretend to be righteous.

You must unite the majority of people, isolate and exclude your opponent. Even if he is just, you have to make him appear "unjust". In this way, you can win.

The simplest and most obvious truth, unfortunately, has been misunderstood by corrupt scholars. In other words, they don't want everyone to know this truth. The charm of it is best if only they know it.

Those who were treated in this way were also the words of Master Confucius in "The Analects of Confucius. Xian Wen". The original text is, or it says: "Repay evil with kindness. How?" Confucius said: "How to repay kindness? Repay resentment with directness. Repay kindness with kindness."

This sentence was accidentally dismembered in later generations as "repaying evil with kindness". The old master asked you to be slapped by others, and if you punched you back, it was changed to ask you not to care about the slap given to you by others.

"Sigh... How can we interrupt this matter?! Those young people haven't even read The Analects of Confucius themselves, so they dare to make wild accusations. We are the military here, so we can't interrupt..."

Sa Zhenbing put down the telescope and snorted coldly: "These idiots have not learned the skills of scholar-bureaucrats. That dog's temper has learned a lot. I will tell the Commander-in-Chief and Chairman Lin about this when I get back, and you have to criticize me."

I’m not saying it’s impossible. At any rate, you have to read other people’s stuff before you approve it.”

While talking, most of the National Defense Forces troops had successfully landed in Tokyo Bay. A large number of troops had begun to march towards Tokyo, and at the same time, some of the National Defense Forces troops were advancing towards the port.

The fleet's artillery support has stopped. The Japanese fighter fleet has also ceased. And a large number of sea eagles have no opponents and have begun to circle over Tokyo.

"Damn it! Who allowed this idiot Tanaka Shizuichi to fire the cannon?! I have already said that the clear telegram expressed unconditional surrender! What else is he going to do?! Does he want the National Defense Force to blow up the entire Tokyo to rubble?!

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Hirohito was furious at his imperial meeting. He quickly received the news of the Wehrmacht's attack. Especially the news that the Wehrmacht's strong attack tore the Japanese position in Tokyo Bay into pieces.

This frightened Hirohito even more. At this time, he had completely lost his will to fight. He only wanted to surrender as soon as possible and protect his own and the interests of the royal family.

As for the others, who cares if they die?! Since those idiots did not win the war, then they should be responsible for it. Therefore, when Tanaka Shizuichi actually organized a counterattack, Hirohito was immediately angry.

At this time, why are you fighting?! Do you want to watch Tokyo be paralyzed, and then watch everyone be massacred by the National Defense Forces?!

"Immediately order Shizuichi Tanaka to stop all actions and not to launch any more attacks on the National Defense Forces!" Hirohito roared at his chamberlain: "A clear telegram again and a clear power generation with maximum power! We surrender! We will not fight!!"

When people's psychology completely collapses, what they do often is so unbelievable and incomprehensible. Just like Hirohito now, just like the national troops who once had thousands of people chased by dozens of Japanese pirates.

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"Your Majesty...we were attacked by the National Defense Forces and we didn't fight back?!" Deputy Chief of the Naval Command Department Toyoda asked tremblingly and crying.

"Red deer! Do you want me to repeat it again?! We are surrendering unconditionally! All troops immediately raise white flags and no offensive behavior is allowed! All troops stop fighting!! Do you understand?!"

Hirohito's veins popped out, and he just felt that these cabinet members were all idiots. Why didn't any of them share his worries like Anami Yuki?

"Where is Anan?! Why didn't he arrive?! Among the people who rebelled this time, there were relatives of him! I need to hear his explanation! The Prime Minister was assassinated, why did this happen?! Could it be that the empire has now

Is the chaos like this?! Even the important ministers of the empire can be assassinated and they can miss the imperial meeting?!"

Hirohito continued to lose his temper violently, but at this time he did not notice that the Japanese generals at the scene looked so sad and angry, and the eyes they looked at Hirohito no longer showed respect.

"Army Minister Anami Yuiki, General Affairs Director of the Army Aviation Review Department Kumabe Masami... 34 generals and officers have committed seppuku or shot, and their jade has been broken into pieces. Therefore, they cannot come to participate in this imperial meeting..."

The words of Deputy Toyoda made Hirohito pause. And Deputy Toyoda handed Anami Yuki's last farewell words and suicide note to Hirohito, saying: "This is what Mr. Anami left, and perhaps I will follow in his footsteps."

Already..."

After saying that, Deputy Toyoda stood up staggeringly and bowed deeply to Hirohito. Then he slowly left the basement. Hirohito stared blankly at Deputy Toyoda's back, unable to say a word.

And this moment is when Japan is truly finished. Hirohito's extremely decisive words ruined Japan's last glimmer of hope. If the cohesion of Japan's post-war reconstruction lies somewhere, then it lies with Hirohito.

As long as Hirohito can maintain it and even continue to appear in the crowd, then Japan will still have hope for reconstruction. But once this belief is completely shattered.

Then this country will be completely finished...

"You actually surrendered?! What a fool! You actually surrendered?!" Zhang Xueliang said in disbelief, covered in gunpowder smoke. He really couldn't believe Japan, which he once regarded as a behemoth and invincible.

They actually surrendered?! In Zhang Xueliang's subconscious mind, he thought that the Japanese would fight to the end. But after all, he never expected that these people would actually choose to surrender!

Chen Shaokuan of the Navy also found it incredible. He was now worried about whether he should attack or not?! And from a distance, through the telescope, he could already see a white flag on Tokyo Bay.

We have already surrendered. Should we kill him or lean in? This is really a huge question...

"Report! A call from the Seoul General Headquarters!" Suddenly, the adjutant came to Chen Shaokuan and shouted loudly. Chen Shaokuan was stunned for a moment and said: "Read it!"

"On hearing that Japan has surrendered, I order your troops and the landing force to go and accept it. The signing ceremony is postponed, and all administrative residences, scientific research departments, and enterprises in Tokyo will be taken over first. All materials and documents will be seized, and all property shall not be touched lightly..."

Chen Shaokuan sighed helplessly. He originally planned to have a good fight to train the Marine Corps. But now this hope has come to nothing. The Japanese have no chance of resisting at all.

It even raised a white flag. What else can you do?!

"Report! The landing force called, and the port has been occupied and confirmed to be safe. The fleet can be repaired ashore..." Upon hearing this, Chen Shaokuan could only look at Sa Zhenbing.

Only then did he realize that the old man Sa Zhenbing had been completely stunned. It took a while before Sa Zhenbing came to his senses and said to the lieutenant.

"Then let's dock. At any rate, my old man can go up and wash his feet..." Well, at this time, Sa Zhenbing had not forgotten the idea of ​​washing his feet in Tokyo Bay.

Chen Shaokuan could only smile helplessly and asked his adjutant to order the fleet to move towards Tokyo Bay.

Hirohito was silent in his palace. Every once in a while, a chamberlain would come to report that the army and navy generals had committed caesarean section or shot themselves to death.

Desperation made them choose to die, because they knew that if they were alive, the National Defense Forces would never give up the opportunity to humiliate themselves.

"Your Majesty, the Yasukuni Shrine has been stationed by the National Defense Forces. They began to search extensively, and some troops rushed to the palace..." The chamberlain leaned on the ground tremblingly and said softly.

"Let their commander come to see me. Since there is a handover, it would be best to do it as soon as possible..."

When the psychological threshold is broken through, everything is gone. Hirohito is in this situation now, he no longer cares about everything.

Even if all the generals who fought for Japan were dead, he would not raise his eyelids. His only goal now is to lobby the National Defense Forces to maintain the status of the royal family.

Japan can live without it, but the royal family must continue to exist! This is Hirohito's only thought and his only wish now.

Zhang Xueliang rode a horse and slowly passed through the streets of Tokyo that were riddled with holes. There were broken walls everywhere. These were the masterpieces of the sea eagles of the National Defense Force.

Fortunately, after the National Defense Forces sent a telegram accepting the surrender, Japanese officials began to organize personnel to clear the road. Only then could Zhang Xueliang slowly drive into the city.

The troops had been dispersed, and some went to accept the surrender of Japanese soldiers. Some went to companies including Mitsubishi, Nakajima and other companies to receive them. The rest followed Zhang Xueliang to receive Japanese official residences.

Along the way, all the Japanese people they saw were asked to turn their backs to the Wehrmacht soldiers and raise their hands at the same time. This was an official requirement. What they were worried about was that someone would go crazy and attack the Wehrmacht soldiers at this time.

Once this happens, what will happen next is that the entire Tokyo is massacred by the National Defense Forces. No one would think that the soldiers of the National Defense Forces will distinguish who is a mob and who is not.

"This is the Japanese Imperial Palace?!" Looking at the extremely low palace, Zhang Xueliang was stunned. Having seen the Forbidden City, when he saw this palace, he just felt that it was small and careless.

The Japanese imperial palace is called the "Imperial Palace", which originates from the Edo Castle during the shogunate era. The city was once the residence of the Edo shogunate. After the shogunate was overthrown, the city became the imperial residence.

This is the largest city wall in the history of Japan, with a circumference of about 4 days including the outer wall: 15.6 kilometers, which is about the same as the circumference of the inner city of Suzhou. But compared with the majestic Forbidden City, the gates and walls are really too shabby.

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Especially for people like Zhang Xueliang who once lived in the Forbidden City, they couldn't help but be stunned when they saw such a strong contrast. He once thought that even if Japan's imperial city was not as majestic as the Forbidden City, it was at least not far behind.

But when I actually saw it, I could only laugh or cry and admit that this largest castle in Japanese history is far from the Forbidden City.

The Imperial Palace of Japan covers an area of ​​23,000 square meters. The Forbidden City covers an area of ​​725,000 square meters. Not to mention the city walls. The walls of the Forbidden City are 12 meters high, 10 meters thick at the bottom and 10 meters thick at the top.

6 to 7 meters, surrounded by a 52-meter-wide moat.

How can such a huge Forbidden City be compared to an imperial palace in Japan?!

"General, are you coming to the palace for a handover? Please follow me in..." A chamberlain was already waiting at the city gate for the arrival of Zhang Xueliang and others, but he saw him bowing slightly to Zhang Xueliang and others:

"Please also ask the general to abide by the conditions of Geneva and give my emperor due respect..."

"Although we have failed, you should maintain the demeanor of a victorious country. You should maintain the respect for warriors..."

The chamberlain was chirping a lot. But Zhang Xueliang said coldly: "It's not your turn to speak now. Take me to see Hirohito. Only he is qualified to speak to me. As for respect..."

However, Zhang Xueliang did not dismount. Instead, he leaned into the chamberlain's ear and said harshly: "That belongs to the winner."

The chamberlain trembled all over. He looked up and saw Zhang Xueliang's eyes filled with murderous intent. He didn't dare to say anything and bowed to make a gesture of invitation.

Only then did Zhang Xueliang move forward with satisfaction. A group of idiots had reached this stage. These idiots were still thinking about a lot of things they had and didn't have. This reminded Zhang Xueliang of the Manchu Qing Dynasty for no reason.

In that dilapidated era, there were obviously a lot of failures, but they still wanted to put gold on their faces. But they didn’t know that face was lost by oneself, and face was also earned by oneself!

If you want dignity, show your fists. Without your fists, what face do you have?! It's okay to be slapped in the face. For example, the current chamberlain, and Hirohito in the Imperial Palace.

However, Zhang Xueliang had no interest in grinding his teeth with a chamberlain. He could say this warning because of his kindness. If he had been a killer like Qi Mudeng, he would have settled this chamberlain's debt with a single blow.
To be continued...