usatvline Chapter 1950 The Navy's Idiot Bears Full Responsibility
Chapter 1950 The Navy's Idiot Bears Full Responsibility
Chapter 1950 The Navy's Idiot Bears Full Responsibility
"What exactly happened?" Cheng Qianfan rubbed his face vigorously with both hands to calm his agitated emotions, took a deep breath, and asked.
"The Empire is currently under press censorship and has not acknowledged the fact that the Americans bombed Tokyo," Sakamoto Yoshino said.
“I understand.” Cheng Qianfan nodded. “I won’t say anything once I leave this room.”
“The air raid came very suddenly,” Ryono Sakamoto said. “When the air raid occurred, the citizens of Tokyo were participating in an air defense exercise and mistook the low-flying American bombers for an Imperial air exercise. Some people even thought that the bombers they had never seen before were test flights of new Imperial aircraft.”
“Some citizens even waved, cheered, and saluted until the bombs fell and they realized it was a real attack,” Ryono Sakamoto said.
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"Is the Emperor alright?" Cheng Qianfan asked immediately, his expression tense.
"His Majesty is in good health," said Sakamoto Yoshino. "The bombing did not affect the Imperial Palace, however, His Majesty is furious that Tokyo was bombed by the enemy."
"Are all those navy idiots eating shit?" Cheng Qianfan said through gritted teeth. "They actually let the bombs fall on Tokyo. Those navy idiots should commit seppuku to apologize to His Majesty the Emperor!"
"Lord Yamamoto has come before His Majesty to apologize," said Sakamoto Ryono.
"How big is the loss?" Cheng Qianfan asked.
"The actual losses weren't that great," Sakamoto Ryono said. "However, the impact of this American bombing was truly devastating."
Cheng Qianfan nodded.
In 1931, Japanese imperialism created the "September 18 Incident," invaded the four northeastern provinces, and began its war of aggression against China.
Today, it is the 31st year of the Republic of China. Due to the disparity in national strength, large swathes of our territory have been occupied, and we can only passively resist. Naturally, we are powerless to fight back against the Japanese mainland. As a result, the Japanese mainland has always been far from the flames of war.
After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, they made rapid advances in Southeast Asia, and Japan was in an uproar, with the Japanese people chanting slogans about Japan's ambition to dominate the world.
The Japanese military has consistently claimed that the Japanese mainland will not be attacked, especially Tokyo, which is impregnable and no enemy can break through the defenses of the "Greater Japan Locust Army" and disturb His Majesty the Emperor.
At this time, the Americans actually broke through the Japanese army's naval and air defenses and bombed Tokyo, the impact and shock on the Japanese mainland were obvious.
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"This air raid can be said to have had an extremely negative impact. It has shaken the belief of the people of the Empire that Tokyo is 'indestructible' to a certain extent and has affected the morale of the people," Sakamoto Ryono said in a low voice. "Some newspapers have even begun to question the military's defense capabilities."
"This kind of newspaper that spreads rumors and panic and undermines the morale of the army should be shut down immediately. Those who should be arrested should be arrested, and those who should be killed should be killed." Cheng Qianfan said angrily upon hearing this. "The empire's military fortune is long-lasting. This air raid by the Americans was a despicable sneak attack. The empire has learned its lesson and will take it seriously. It will not give the Americans the slightest chance again."
"Well said." Imamura Heitaro pushed open the door and said in a deep voice.
"counselor."
"teacher."
Sakamoto Ryono and Cheng Qianfan quickly stood up and bowed to Imamura Heitaro.
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“I knew you’d be worried and panicked when you heard the news.” Imamura Heitaro plopped down, glanced at Miyazaki Kentaro, and said, “Sure enough, Watanabe said he saw you.”
Cheng Qianfan looked at Watanabe Yoshiya next to Imamura Heitaro. Watanabe Yoshiya nodded in a friendly manner and then left, closing the door behind him.
"Teacher," Cheng Qianfan looked at Imamura Heitaro, "is His Majesty truly in good health?"
Seeing his friend's anxious expression, Sakamoto Ryono naturally knew that Miyazaki Kentaro was worried about His Majesty the Emperor. However, he had already told Miyazaki Kentaro that His Majesty was alright, but Kentaro kept asking, as if he had to find out if anything was wrong.
"Your Majesty is blessed by Heaven and is in good health," Imamura Heitaro nodded and said.
Cheng Qianfan breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed completely.
“I told Kentaro that His Majesty is well,” Sakamoto Ryono said to Imamura Heitaro, “but he doesn’t believe me.”
"It's not that I don't believe you." Cheng Qianfan gave a forced, bitter smile, his face still somewhat pale, and said, "Of course I know Liangye, you wouldn't lie to me, it's just that I'm still worried."
As he spoke, Cheng Qianfan sighed and said, "His Majesty is to the Empire what the sun is to the earth; he cannot afford to have any problems."
"The Empire suffered a despicable sneak attack from the Americans, although the losses were minimal, almost negligible," said Heitaro Imamura. "However, the impact of this attack is severe, and the Empire has not yet publicly acknowledged it."
“So…” he looked at the two of them and said, “Let’s not talk about this anymore, not even in private.”
"Hai."
“Hai,” Cheng Qianfan said, but his expression was somewhat hesitant.
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"Kentaro." Hyōtaro Imamura looked at Kentaro Miyazaki.
“Teacher.” Cheng Qianfan’s eyes flashed with hatred. He gritted his teeth and said, “How dare those despicable Americans launch a sneak attack on the Empire and disturb His Majesty the Emperor? Are we just going to let this go?”
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"Forget it?" Atsuto Kawada snorted and shook his head, saying, "Whether they are despicable Americans or Chinese who dare to help the Americans, they should be prepared to bear the wrath of the Empire."
Cheng Qianfan immediately showed hope and excitement.
In Sakamoto Ryono's office, he asked Imamura Heitaro the question. Imamura Heitaro simply shook his head and did not answer him. He also scolded him for thinking nonsense and for not discussing the attack on Tokyo.
After leaving the consulate general, Cheng Qianfan went to the military police headquarters and found Kawada Atsuto.
Atsuto Kawada was furious about the American air raids on Tokyo.
Upon learning of the attack on Tokyo, he immediately called home and was relieved to find his family safe and sound.
However, at the time of the incident, the father, Yuichi Kawada, twisted his ankle in a panic and tried to avoid it, which can be considered a heroic injury.
"The Chinese, they helped the Americans?" Cheng Qianfan looked astonished. "Ignorant, despicable, and weak 'sick men of East Asia,' what right do they have to help the Americans?"
“Kentaro, you may not know this,” Onodera Shogo said from the side, “According to the latest intelligence, the American planes took off from aircraft carriers at sea.”
"After completing the bombing of Tokyo, the American bombers did not have enough fuel to return, so they headed for Zhejiang," said Shogo Onodera.
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“Zhejiang?” Cheng Qianfan frowned.
“Yes, Zhejiang,” Kawada Atsuto said. “American bombers made forced landings at airports in Quzhou and other places in Zhejiang. In addition, the latest intelligence shows that some Americans chose to parachute to safety and were helped by the Chinese people in Zhejiang and the local anti-Japanese guerrillas.”
"Is this really true?" Cheng Qianfan was both shocked and furious. "These Chinese from Zhejiang actually dare to defy the world and rescue those white pigs who attacked Tokyo?"
"They deserve to die! Americans deserve to die, and Chinese deserve to die too!" He suddenly stood up. "They all deserve to die!"
Atsuto Kawada gestured for Kentaro Miyazaki to calm down and control his emotions.
"Hai." Cheng Qianfan plopped down.
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"A dozen or so American bombers were able to fly over the Empire's major cities in broad daylight, and even successfully bombed Tokyo, impregnating His Majesty the Emperor," Kawada Atsuto said. "This is a disgrace to the Imperial Army—"
He said angrily, "The Navy idiots should bear full responsibility for this."
"The navy is a bunch of idiots who have wasted huge amounts of military funds. Apart from Pearl Harbor, what have they contributed to the Empire?" Cheng Qianfan said with disdain. "They can't even defend the Empire's coastline and airspace. They are utterly stupid and incompetent."
When Onodera Shogo saw Atsuto and Miyazaki Kentaro criticizing the Navy, he could only smile bitterly to himself.
Logically speaking, the Kawada family belongs to the traditional neutral faction of the House of Peers. They have enough capital to not openly support the navy or the army, let alone express their opinions.
However, the Navy has indeed failed in its duty this time, no wonder Master Atsuto is also very dissatisfied with the Navy.
As for Kentaro Miyazaki, he's the same as always. He praises whatever Atsuto likes, and he hates whatever Atsuto hates a hundred times more than Atsuto does.
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"The navy is a bunch of idiots; they can clean up their own mess," Atsuto Kawada said. "For the Central China Expeditionary Army, the most urgent task is to destroy the airfields in Zhejiang and completely eliminate these entities that pose a threat to the Imperial homeland."
“That’s true.” Onodera Shogo nodded and said, “If American planes were able to make a forced landing at an airport on the Zhejiang coast after bombing Tokyo, then it also means that Chinese and American planes can also choose to take off from airports on the Zhejiang coast instead of aircraft carriers at sea and bomb the Empire’s mainland directly.”
"Is this a prelude to taking action against the Zhejiang and Chongqing territories?" Cheng Qianfan asked impatiently, his eyes gleaming with a mixture of excitement and cruelty.
“That’s inevitable.” Shogo Onodera nodded. “I’ve discussed this topic with Staff Officer Nohara in the General Staff Office, and we both agree…”
"The Empire must act as soon as possible to destroy Chongqing's air bases and forward airfields along the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Railway, in order to prevent the Americans and Chinese air forces from using these airfields to launch shuttle air raids, or even suicide air raids, against the Empire's homeland," said Shogo Onodera.
Shogo Onodera raised his voice, his tone tinged with pride and smugness, as if he were incredibly proud that his views had been approved by the staff in the General Staff Office.
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Cheng Qianfan nodded vigorously.
He was pondering something.
This was the result of discussions between Onodera Shogo and the staff of the Shanghai Military Police Command, and to some extent represented the views of lower-ranking officers in the Japanese army.
Furthermore, given the staff officer system within the Japanese military, this staff officer Nohara of the Military Police Headquarters, although of low rank, actually held a certain degree of representativeness in his views.
Of course, the decision-making of the Japanese military headquarters was the one that truly determined the movements of the Japanese army.
Cheng Qianfan looked at Kawada Atsuto.
Heitaro Imamura was a cunning old fox who was very particular about secrecy when it came to matters that truly involved the Japanese military's strategic decisions. Previously, he had tried to obtain more secrets from Imamura, especially the Japanese military's reaction and response to the attack on Tokyo, but to no avail.
Therefore, among the intelligence sources he can currently gather, Young Master Atsuto is undoubtedly the most important.
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"The General Headquarters has issued the 'Prepare for Operation in Zhejiang' order to the China Expeditionary Army," Atsuto Kawada said. "The Chinese in Zhejiang dared to help American planes; they should know that they will pay an extremely heavy price for it."
"Yoshi." Cheng Qianfan nodded in satisfaction, his face full of smiles. "That's exactly right. Use the heads and blood of the Chinese as the price to soothe the fear of the people of the Empire."
“Military operations in Zhejiang are too far removed from our needs,” Onodera Shogo said with a smile. “But there is something Miyazaki-kun might have a chance to take revenge on the Americans for.”
"You're not going to ask me to arrest Americans hiding in the French Concession and chop off their heads, are you?" Cheng Qianfan chuckled, clicking his tongue in a look of great interest and anticipation.
“Well, that’s not necessarily a bad thing.” Onodera Shogo paused for a moment, then smiled. “However, that’s not what I was talking about.”
"Please speak, Mr. Onodera." Cheng Qianfan saw that Onodera Shogo's expression was becoming serious, so he also spoke solemnly.
"We received a call from Hangzhou saying that our search forces have located what appears to be an American pilot," said Shogo Onodera.
"Have they caught them yet?" Cheng Qianfan immediately became interested. "We must tear these American white pigs to pieces, no, we must bring them back to Tokyo and hand them over to the citizens of the Empire for a public trial of these war criminals."
"Intelligence indicates that the American pilot rescued by the Zhejiang Red Army guerrillas suffered quite serious injuries," said Shogo Onodera.
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"What does Onodera mean?" Cheng Qianfan frowned in thought.
“If the Red Party guerrillas wanted to escort American pilots to Chongqing, they wouldn’t be going this way,” said Shogo Onodera. “Therefore, we judge that the other side is risking danger by advancing in this direction in order to secretly send American pilots to Shanghai.”
"Treat his injuries?" Cheng Qianfan immediately understood. "That American's injuries are serious; only Shanghai's medical facilities can save his life?!"
“That’s exactly our assessment,” said Shogo Onodera. “Currently, the International Settlement belongs to the Empire, and only the French Concession is nominally owned by the French. To save face for the French, we cannot move freely within the French Concession.”
He told Kentaro Miyazaki, "Therefore, we believe that the enemy's only option is to secretly transport the American pilots to the French Concession for treatment."
“That is indeed possible.” Cheng Qianfan nodded slightly. “The entire city of Shanghai, except for the French Concession, was occupied by the Empire. Only in the French Concession would there be audacious hospitals, clinics and doctors who were unfriendly to the Empire to treat Americans.”
"Onodera-kun," he looked at Onodera Shogo, "what do you need me to do?"
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