"The Empire of Japan is on board! His Majesty the Emperor is on board!!" The whole of Japan was filled with a festive atmosphere, and countless people poured into the streets and shouted loudly.

There were excited Japanese people everywhere, dressed in costumes and walking on the road holding the national flag. The whole of Japan was caught in a carnival atmosphere. In the eyes of almost all Japanese, the final victory of the Japanese Empire was certain!

The unfavorable news on the Chinese battlefield was deliberately concealed by the media and the Japanese government. They trumpeted the victory in the Pacific battlefield and the Southeast Asian battlefield, especially the victory of Yamashita Tombumi in Malaya with more than 50,000 men from two divisions.

The result of annihilating the British defenders.

They also publicized the photos of Bai Sihua's surrender and those of captured British and Australian troops. There was even news that Japanese Emperor Hirohito was going to hold a grand military parade outside the Imperial City and commend those generals who had outstanding performance on the battlefields of the Pacific and Southeast Asia.

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Major newspapers in Japan immediately reported the news, which aroused bursts of cheers!

"The overall situation of the Great East Asia War has been decided; Singapore was captured in just three days. Only our Shenwu Imperial Army can accomplish this feat..." This is the report published in the newspaper, and there is no shortage of praise in it. The fanatical words are now filled with

Published in newspapers and magazines of all sizes across Japan.

"Japan is the sun that illuminates world peace! Only those who bathe in the sun thrive, and those who try to resist the sun will only be destroyed. Both the United States and Britain should reflect deeply on Japan's thousands of years of blazing history!"

In his public speech, Hideo Ohira, the propaganda minister of the base camp, snorted disdainfully at the other side of the ocean. In his opinion, Britain and the United States were no longer afraid. Both countries fell to Japanese attacks one after another. If they were still smart,

If so, then we should beg for mercy from Japan.

"The current situation in Japan is actually very dangerous. In fact, we should not celebrate victory so early. The United States is only temporarily unable to launch a counterattack against us, and Europe only allowed us to enter Southeast Asia because it was mired in the quagmire of war and could not move.

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Under these cheers, there were still people who were thinking calmly. This was Yamamoto Isoroku, the current commander-in-chief of the combined fleet. Unfortunately, no one was willing to listen to what he had to say amidst the carnival.

"The situation on the battlefield in China is extremely unfavorable for the empire, and just winning the battlefield in Southeast Asia cannot guarantee the security of the empire in the future." Yamamoto Isoroku had no way of describing his thoughts. He could only keep it to himself.

My sister wrote a letter and expressed her thoughts.

Although he knew that his sister might not understand these words, he just wanted to say it. Because no one in the entire Japanese Empire was willing to listen to what he said.

Maybe Ishihara Wanji will have some resonance with Yamamoto. Unfortunately, on the one hand, Ishihara Wanji is from the Army, and on the other hand, Ishihara is also busy with a lot of things related to the Chinese battlefield and the Southeast Asian battlefield.

Yamamoto didn't want to talk to Ishihara Wanji about this, but the many crises in his heart made him feel suffocated. Under this situation, he could only tell his thoughts to his sister who didn't know much about military affairs.

At least, his sister will be a good person to talk to.

"But the empire does not have this awareness. People including the Ministry of War and the Ministry of the Navy all believe that victory in the war is in sight. But they do not know that if we do not handle it properly, we will fall into the abyss..."

"Although Germany is willing to support us, didn't everyone in the empire notice that they declared war with the United States but not China?! Didn't everyone notice that even now we still haven't gained an advantage in China?!

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"Once the situation gets out of control and the United States launches an attack on the empire from the Pacific, no one can guarantee the fate of the empire..."

Although Yamamoto Isoroku was full of pessimism, he could only carry out the war according to the current plan and strategy. Having come to this point, Japan had no way out.

No matter what the outcome is, they can only go on bravely. No matter whether there is an abyss ahead or a wall they can only hit headfirst, they can only go down this road...

In Singapore, after occupying this lion city that the British had worked so hard to manage, Yamashita Fengfumi discovered a strange phenomenon: there didn't seem to be many Chinese in this city.

This made Yamashita Fengfumi feel very strange. According to custom, there always seemed to be a large number of Chinese in the Nanyang region. There used to be a large number of Chinese in the Lion City, but these people seemed to have all disappeared overnight.

This really made Yamashita Fengfumi feel very strange. When he asked some Japanese expatriates, the answer he got was that the Chinese disappeared at the beginning of the war. No one knew where they went, and no one saw them again.

According to the estimation of these expatriates, they should have sneaked back to China secretly. After all, there are a large number of expatriates in Southeast Asia who support China's anti-Japanese actions. Many Chinese even have relatives serving in the current National Defense Forces.

They were probably afraid of being liquidated by the Japanese army, so they all withdrew. Yamashita Tomofumi also saw it this way. So he didn't mind the Chinese leaving. What he was thinking about now was how to mobilize a large number of people to develop the rich mineral resources in Nanyang.

This is the most important issue for Japan now. If there is no further injection of resources, Japan may even breathe its last breath.

Tens of thousands of prisoners of war became the best coolies. Not only Yamashita Tombumi, but also all the minerals in Japan-occupied Southeast Asia entered a period of full development.

Prisoners of war and local natives became the source of coolies. Because the Chinese almost all avoided the sight of the Japanese, the Japanese now had no time to raid the mountains. They now needed resources to support Japan, which was almost at the end of its rope.

"Damn it! Are these British guys too inexperienced?! This is the empire that the sun never sets on when it forced the Qing Dynasty to cede Xiangjiang?!" Zhan Mao, the commander of the Nanyang Military Division, took the letter sent by He Wenwu, the commander of the Singapore Division.

The telegram was a little dazed.

The old man of the Zhan family who was standing next to him snorted coldly: "The Qing Dynasty?! The Qing Dynasty was just like that back then. If they could do half as well as the National Defense Force, they wouldn't get into trouble and have their ancestors' graves dug up."

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What the old man of the Zhan family is talking about is the old story of Sun Dianying, the Dongling thief. Sun Dianying is indeed not a good guy. He dug up the tombs of Cixi and Qianlong for money.

Everything was plundered, and bones and the like were thrown everywhere. But Qianlong was asking for it. When he robbed the golden nanmu in the Ming Tomb, he should have thought that someone would dig up his grave.

day.

Then under Sun Dianying's disdain, the emperor who called himself "Old Man Shiquan" turned into an old man of dozens of pieces. Well... not all the bones could be found, and the old and young people cried and searched for a long time.

Got a skull.

"I'm tired. You juniors are here for these military and national events. I, an old guy, won't get involved." After saying this, the old man of the Zhan family paused and walked out of the cave with his crutches.

This is a natural cave. No one knows exactly when it was formed. But as early as the late Qing Dynasty, this cave was discovered by brothers from Hongmen.

They use this place as their own stronghold, as well as weapons, material reserves and hiding places. In fact, there are many such secret strongholds in Southeast Asia where Hongmen is spread all over.

Since Situ Meitang traveled around Southeast Asia, these strongholds were once again put on Hongmen's agenda. With the help of everyone, the establishment of these strongholds became more concealed and stable.

The climate in Southeast Asia can originally produce more rice. In recent years, Hongmen has purchased a lot of grain to fill the area. Secret observation points have been set up in various highlands and strategic roads in the stronghold.

Weapons and so on have never been cut off. The weapons prepared here by passing cruise ships are enough to arm 100,000 people. This is a strategy set by Tu Menghu in the early years.

"Commander, should we launch an attack on the Japanese now?!" Qi Zishi asked his commander after the old man of the Zhan family left.

Zhan Mao shook his head and said in a deep voice: "Call everywhere and stay in a lurking state. Training comes first now. If they don't have enough training, letting them go to the battlefield directly will lead to death! This kind of thing can't be done."

"Now Japan is eager to develop resources in Southeast Asia, and they have no time to pay attention to us for the time being. Taking this opportunity, we will train our manpower well and do not dispatch unless necessary." Since Zhan Mao was selected as the commander-in-chief of the Nanyang Military Division,

Of course there are two brushes.

Qi Zishi nodded in agreement, while Zhan Mao continued: "Inform the general headquarters of our situation and convey our thoughts back. At the same time, ask the general staff for their views."

Qi Zishi recorded these things, then discussed the specific training matters with Zhan Mao and went out to send the report.

This cave was built deep in the mountains, and the original entry and exit routes had long been banned. It was only opened when the Chinese were transferred at the beginning of the war, and then the people from the Nanyang Military Division who followed covered up all traces.

The personnel who can enter and exit are almost all the strongest in the military division. Even they will not go back and forth from the original route. After turning left and right to clean up the traces, they will repair at a secret stronghold, and finally

Will come out of the mountain.

A large part of the reason for doing this is to prevent this place from being discovered. The strongholds set up in various places are still there, and some of them exist as Japanese expatriates.

The other part stayed in the name of local people. In short, none of them would bear the name of Chinese. Some of these people even became managers of the occupied areas and began to prepare for mining matters.

Li Xianglong is such a person. Of course, his current name is not Li Xianglong. His current name is Tanaka Nosuke.
Chapter completed!