Chapter 1637 Self-deception
Changchun, conference room of Kwantung Army General Headquarters.
"Baga! This day finally came!"
After reading the telegram that the communications officer urgently sent to the conference room, Ishihara Kan's face suddenly became extremely ugly. He stared at the telegram paper in a daze, and his eyes gradually lost their focus.
After waiting patiently for a while, before Ishihara Kanji spoke, the Chief of Staff of the Kanto Army, who was sitting not far away, could not help but ask softly, with some concern: "Your Excellency General, are you okay?"
"Yes, Your Excellency General, what's wrong?"
"Is there any bad news?"
"Great General, please tell us that as the Imperial Warriors, we will not be afraid of any difficulties!"
"That's right, no matter how bad the news or the bad situation is, it will not be able to knock down the Imperial Army of the Great Sun Empire!"
After Yoshimoto Sato finished speaking, the Japanese generals staring at Ishihara Kanir were all unable to hold back, and they were eager to know what was going on again.
Although they spoke very hard, their physical reactions were very honest, and everyone's eyes were full of pessimism, pain and helplessness.
But then again, they have not heard any good news these days, all of which are bad news that is worse than the other.
They now know not only that the German allies are in danger, but also that the Allies have advanced to the vicinity of their homeland and have blown up nearly a hundred cities, including the capital of the empire, and the homeland has fallen into paralysis and famine.
It is also because they heard too much bad news that these Japanese generals and staff officers have long been numb and have strong resistance to toxicity. They really can't think of any worse news.
"You guys are right. There is nothing in this world that can defeat the steel will of the Imperial Army of the Great Sun Empire!"
Ishihara Kanir came to his senses, and said in a heavy tone after making a random sentence, "I just received the information that Berlin has been captured by the Soviet Union, the German head of state committed suicide by taking poison, and the Third Reich has surrendered unconditionally to the Allies!"
"What? Was Berlin defeated by the Soviets so soon?"
"Did these Germans who are greedy and afraid of death surrender easily?"
"Yes, the once extremely glorious Axis Alliance is now the only one left in the Great Japanese Empire!"
"Doesn't it mean that the European war is completely over?"
"Oh, then next, the Soviet Union will soon target the Far East?"
After hearing this news, Shinichi Yoshimoto and others' expressions instantly dim, and their hearts were cold.
Although they had long expected this news, when it became a reality, it meant that the worst situation finally came.
"People, please be quiet."
After everyone sighed and sighed, Ishihara Kaner cleared his throat and said slowly, "Everyone must be very clear about what this information means.
That's right, from then on, the Great Japanese Empire will truly fight alone, and all the military pressure in the world will be concentrated on the Great Japanese Empire.
So, there is really not much time left for us!”
"Grandmaster, do we really have to sit and wait for death?"
"Your Excellency General, is there really no hope in the Japanese Empire?"
Ishihara Kan's voice was very gentle, but at this moment it seemed like a knife and axe falling from the air, hitting everyone's hearts one after another, causing them to feel so painful.
"We should not deceive ourselves. This day is destined to come from the moment the world situation begins to stalemate."
Ishihara sighed lightly, and then said with infinite regret. "It's just a pity. Such a good opportunity was just a little short of that. The greatest dream of the Great Japanese Empire in thousands of years could become a reality in our hands, but it ended up missing!"
At this time, Chief of Staff Shinichi Yoshimoto said in a sad voice: "Genius General, we still have Manchukuo and the Far East. We not only have a vast enough strategic buffer zone, but also a strong military production system. We also have millions of brave and fearless imperial imperial troops. We can continue to fight!
So, please don’t give up. We will definitely follow you to the death, even if we fight to the end, we will be willing to do anything!”
"Yes, General, Manchukuo and the Far East are the last hopes of the Great Japanese Empire. I beg you to continue to lead us to fight, even if we are enemies of the whole world!"
"We would rather break the jade than be completely broken, we should never wait for death!"
"There is no way out. As long as we persevere to the end, the Great Japanese Empire will definitely have a chance!"
"Your Excellency General,..."
Immediately afterwards, Hashimoto Kintaro and others howled with red eyes, staring at Ishihara Kanir with pain and expectation, hoping that this famous empire general whom they had always admired could point them out a way to live.
"People, please don't do this!"
Faced with this situation, Ishihara Kanir was really uncomfortable. He had put in so much effort and hard work over the years, but he could only helplessly turn into a bubble.
Although I have long been foresighted, I have not only attached great importance to economic construction, but also have crazy defense systems, constantly trained troops and trained elite troops, and privately detained a lot of military technical equipment and kept accumulating my family's wealth.
Until now, the total strength of the entire Kwantung Army has increased to 600,000 people. In addition, other military armed forces have to have more than 1.2 million.
As for technical equipment such as aircraft, tanks, cannons, they are not weak. If it is added to the remnants of the Japanese Joint Fleet that retreated to ports in the Far East a few days ago, as well as the potential military production capacity.
The military strategic group controlled by Ishihara Kanir is really not to be underestimated, and it does have the capital to resist stubbornly.
However, Ishihara Kanir knew very well that compared with the power of the allies in the world, these can only be described as shaking the tree by shaking the tree, and there is no chance of turning the tables at all.
But the staff officers below didn't think so. They were all full of resentment and reluctance, and they were completely unwilling to accept the cold facts in front of them.
At this moment, they still feel that they are very powerful and capable of fighting. They think that the failure of the Pacific battlefield is because the navy and the air force are too weak, not the failure of their army.
In Manchuria and the Far East, their Kanto Army was the real king. They had the confidence and strength to eliminate all enemies who dared to invade.
"For the Yamato people, what's the point of being crushed to pieces?"
"The warriors of the Great Japanese Empire can only die on the way to charge!"
"To the end of the bloody battle, I would rather die than be a slave to the destruction of the country!"
As they shouted, everyone fell into a state of madness. Not only did they lose the despair of the end, but they instead had the tragic pride of "taking death as if it were" and "killing oneself to achieve one's own destiny"!
On the surface, this is indeed crazy and paranoid, and it is completely a group of self-deceiving madmen.
But if you think about it carefully, it is actually not difficult to understand. This is like a group of gamblers who lose their eyes. Even if they only have the last slap in their hands, they will never give up their hope of turning the bank!
Chapter completed!