bookcurios Chapter 898: Surrender
Chapter 898: Surrender
The mutinous troops lost possible high-level support, and after a random search of the palace they failed to find the Emperor's tapes, and the situation began to gradually get out of control.
On the other hand, Eastern Army Commander Tanaka Shizukazu received the news in advance, so he remained on high alert that night.
When he learned of the mutiny, he immediately issued orders to all Guards Regiments, announcing that the Guards Division Commander Mori Takeshi had been killed and that all current orders were false.
Captain Haga, who had been carrying out the "orders" conscientiously in the Imperial Palace, also felt something was a little strange, because his superior Mori Takeshi had not shown up on such an important occasion. Haga Heijiro went to Hatanaka to inquire, but got no reply.
It was not until this point that the confused captain realized that something was wrong.
Soon after, the Eastern Army Chief of Staff Tatsuhiko Takashima called and demanded that Hatanaka immediately stop the rebellion and obey the Emperor's orders.
Haga Heijiro finally realized that he had been deceived. He shouted at Hatanaka:
"So you guys have been using me all along. This is a rebellion and I will never join in!"
He asked Hatanaka and others to get out immediately.
Hatanaka was about to shout a few more words, but seeing that his people were behind him, he quickly shut his mouth and fled in panic.
At the end of their rope, Hatanaka and Shiizaki still did not give up. One rode a horse and the other rode a bicycle, distributing leaflets everywhere calling on civilians and the army to fight to the death, while Wang Ming ordered the snipers on the periphery to kill them directly.
The mutiny was finally quelled in the early morning.
On the morning of October 1945, 10, Suzuki Kotaro was protected by a team of special forces and boarded a plane, heading straight for Quzhou Airport in China.
At 1945:10 a.m. on October 27, , Suzuki Kotaro, representing Japan, and Wang Meng, representing China, signed a surrender agreement.
At 11:59, the nervous voice of chief announcer Wada came from the radio:
"From now on, an important broadcast will begin. Listeners across the country, please stand up."
The Emperor's "Imperial Rescript on the Termination of the War," recorded in his unique accent, resounded throughout the country.
In the air-raid shelter of the Imperial Palace, Emperor Hirohito sat in a chair in the lounge, listening to his own voice on the radio, with his head lowered and his body stiff.
For many Japanese islanders, this was the first time they heard the "will" from the "God in the sky".
The Imperial Rescript on the Termination of the War completely shifted the blame for the war, but because the wording was extremely complex, many Japanese people could not understand it and only knew that they had lost the war.
The Chinese People's Broadcasting Station simply played a notice in a loop:
Under the powerful offensive of China, Japan signed an unconditional surrender agreement at 10 o'clock this morning and officially announced its surrender.
Although for China, this day will come sooner or later, when this day really comes, the Chinese people are still very excited.
The three-member panel of the Chinese government decided that all citizens, except those working in essential workplaces, will have a three-day holiday.
On a day when the whole country was rejoicing, China's armed forces were not idle.
The First Army accepted the surrender of the Japanese invaders on the Korean Peninsula.
The Second Army set out from Fuzhou Port on a troop transport ship, entered Taiwan Island, and accepted the surrender of the Japanese.
The Third Army and the Fourth Army landed on the island as planned and gradually took control of the Japanese main island.
The Fifth Army and the Sixth Army accepted the surrender of the Southeast Asian defenders.
The 201st Airborne Brigade and the 202nd Airborne Brigade were transported by transport aircraft to Fukuoka and Kobe to control their heavy industrial bases.
The First Fleet and the Marines entered the Wajing Bay and landed there.
The Second Fleet deters at Fukuoka.
At the same time, China established a headquarters in Japan to coordinate all forces, and Wang Meng served as the commander.
"Mengzi, we have fought for so many years and finally survived to see this day. We must get back the debt the Japanese have owed us with interest!"
"Don't worry, I'm not a good person. Let all places prepare to receive supplies. I will tear down Japan until 1840!"
"Hahaha, you're ambitious! By the way, what are you going to do in Southeast Asia?"
Wang Meng thought for a while. Southeast Asia is very complicated. Before he traveled through time, these countries were not easy to deal with. The fishermen didn't fish properly, and the banana growers didn't grow rubber properly. They were always in trouble.
"How about this, we should bring back all the strategic materials that can be transported. Oh, and the prisoners of war. Hasn't Lao Zhao been complaining about the lack of laborers? There must be at least hundreds of thousands in Southeast Asia, right?
Then, let Shubing help select a few ports to build military bases and sign a 200-year lease agreement with them. The rest of the land will be handed over to the local governments. Of course, these governments must be close to us. "
Li Yunlong laughed. He emptied other people's wealth and then supported his own people to be the head of the family. Wouldn't Southeast Asia be his own backyard from now on?
"Okay, I'll discuss it with Lao Zhao and Shu Bing."
After Wang Meng finished speaking, he boarded the plane to Wojing. There were a lot of things going on in Japan right now.
This trip to Japan is not only to completely castrate Japan's militarism, but also to transform them into "kind" islanders. The most important thing is to implement the "Flower Burial Plan" and take back all the wealth looted from China.
The plane landed in Wojing very quickly, which was already under the control of the Marines at that time, and all the airport staff were replaced by their own people.
When Fang Xianjue saw Wang Meng arriving, he quickly walked over to him.
"chief of staff!"
"To the palace, as we go!"
The two men got into the jeep and drove towards the palace at full speed.
Although we saw large-scale battles along the way, there were still sporadic gunshots. There must have been many militarists who were unwilling to accept defeat and secretly resisted.
"Lao Fang, tell our soldiers to protect their own lives first, shoot when necessary, and never be afraid to shoot because of some sense of morality.
This is the lair of the little devils. Everyone here may be a soldier brainwashed by militarism. Those smiling women and children of seven or eight years old may give you a kind smile one second and throw a grenade from their pocket the next second! "
Fang Xianjue nodded. What Wang Meng said was true. Although they had only landed for a few hours, they had been attacked more than a dozen times.
"Okay, I'll give the order right away!"
"By the way, have all the military bases been taken over?"
"Reporting to the Chief of Staff, all the so-called military facilities, sentries, radio stations, and governments in Wojing have been taken over. The disarmed soldiers have also been detained and are ready to be tried as planned!"
"Okay, you have to act fast."
The jeep drove in front of the Imperial Palace, and Suzuki Kotaro, who was wearing a kimono, reached out to stop the car.
"Sir, only the Emperor's car is allowed to pass through the palace. Everyone else must get out of the car and walk?"
Wang Meng looked at Suzuki Kotaro suspiciously, as if he was a mentally retarded person.
"Hmm? What if I insist on driving in?"