The spy career of a surgeon

Chapter 347 Dispatch
The cabinet is in an uproar!
The signal came and the Soviet Union took action.

The cabinet immediately held a meeting and passed the East Asia plan without any problems.

The guards were more cautious and observed for a few more days. They were sure that the German army was sweeping across Soviet Russia with as much determination as before, and only then were they completely relieved.

190 divisions! 550 million people! The Soviet Union, which they had fought before, was crushed by Germany. They won all the way and swept all the way!
With such strong teammates, the back garden is safe.

The signal did arrive, and Konoe immediately reported the matter to Hirohito.

Hirohito was delighted to hear this. Now all that was left was this final step, which was to attack the U.S. mainland.

So he called the commander of the Navy Combined Fleet, Isoroku Yamamoto, and asked him if he had the confidence to accomplish this feat.

It's just a routine question, just say you have confidence.

But Isoroku Yamamoto said, "Your Majesty, I am actually a little worried. Of course, I think there is nothing wrong with the plan to attack Pearl Harbor, but what about after that? The United States has a strong industrial base. Even if we attack Pearl Harbor, it can only damage the United States' combat power. They can recover. What should we do next?
Our army is deeply involved in the Chinese battlefield. If the US military goes to East Asia and brings warships to fight us again, will our resources be able to withstand the battlefields on both sides? "

"If you can't speak, just shut up!" Tojo was furious and started to curse. "Before the war, you, the commander of the Combined Fleet, said such discouraging words. Do you want to bury the entire navy at Pearl Harbor? Or did you accept money from the Americans? I've heard that you have always been pro-American, but I didn't expect you to dare to say such things at this time!"

"Is what I said wrong?" Yamamoto Isoroku turned around and shouted, "Then you tell me, what should we do next?"

Tojo and Zhou Qinghe were both smart, and they responded immediately: "If the United States dares to come, of course we will fight! So what if the United States has an industrial base? Does it take time to build a fleet? Does it take time to train? How much resources can we obtain in East Asia during this time?

You feel worried, then you tell me, what can we do if we don't fight? Wait for death?"

Yamamoto Isoroku did not speak this time, but frowned and remained silent. This was the dilemma now. It seemed that no matter what he did, there would be problems, even shaking hands with China and retreating would be a problem. He could not answer this question.

Seeing this, Tojo snorted coldly and cursed him in a low voice as if he was an idiot.

They were speechless. Hirohito was unhappy. Hirohito did not expect that the questioning before departure would have such a result. It would be fine if others had no confidence, but Yamamoto was the supreme commander of the Pacific Campaign, and he had no confidence. It was frustrating to hear.

"Konko, what do you think?"

"Ah?" The guard was a little distracted. He had been very excited recently and all the preparations were made for the war. Suddenly, when he heard these words, his mind lost control and he inexplicably lost confidence. He didn't dare to respond.

Hirohito's heart sank when he saw this.

"Nothing to say?"

"What do you mean? What does it mean that you don't say anything?"

"You can't beat me, right? Speak?"

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"The war is about to start, and you are telling me this now?!"

Hirohito was furious: "All preparations have been made! The warships are in place! The personnel have been trained! Germany has already declared war! Just a minute ago you were telling me that we will win this battle, and now you are telling me that you have no confidence?!

So what are you guys doing these days?!

what? !

Speak up! "

Everyone in the audience was silent, they just bowed and lowered their heads, but no one dared to respond to this sentence.

Hirohito glared at the people standing below and became more disheartened. The less people responded, the more it meant that no one had confidence, didn't it?

So what are you doing these days? ! ! !

In anger, he shouted, "Get out! Get out of here!"

Watching these people leave, Hirohito covered his chest and said to the waiter, "Quick, call Fujita over."

The cabinet ministers did not dare to leave now and walked outside the door with gloomy faces.

There were complaints immediately. Tojo was the first to speak out, pointing at Yamamoto Isoroku and cursing: "If you didn't dare to fight, why didn't you say so earlier? You are saying this now that Germany has declared war? What's the point?"

A fierce quarrel broke out instantly.

Zhou Qinghe had no idea that this imperial meeting would lead to such a big trouble.

When they arrived at the palace, the group was still arguing.

After hearing this, the navy people blamed the army people for spending too much money and time on the Chinese battlefield, which led to Japan's current national difficulties. Otherwise, there would be no need to go to war with the United States, and naturally there would be no current problem.

The army members cursed back, "The army's affairs do not need your comments. You used to clamor for a naval battle, but now the opportunity is given to you. Are you doing anything? Our army is at least suppressing China, but you don't even have the courage to take action."

The next plan is to continue to fight China with all our strength. If we follow the American path, there will be no problem for the time being.

What is the plan discussed with Germany to attack the Soviet Union from both sides? Conquering the Soviet Union and getting a little share of the spoils would provide some relief.

Everyone was thinking about getting out of the predicament, and some even saw Zhou Qinghe and thought of his old plan to directly attack the Dutch East Indies and seize the oil first.

Focus on one thing. Don't have a head-on conflict with the United States now. Attack the Dutch territory. Maybe the United States will not bother them for the time being, so they will just accept it.

During the brainstorming session, people spoke very quickly and their emotions were quite excited.

What were you doing so far? It's useless.

Zhou Qinghe shook his head and went inside to examine Hirohito first. Actually, there was nothing wrong with him, he was just a little angry.

Listen to Hirohito's story.

Zhou Qinghe was speechless. Yamamoto Isoroku did have some problems with his brain.

"Fujita, do you think we can still fight this war?" Hirohito really complained.

"Of course I can!"

Zhou Qinghe was very sure: "Your Majesty, there is nothing wrong in the world, only mediocre people make trouble for themselves. Yamamoto Isoroku is absolutely a fool, you can't listen to him, if it weren't for the fact that the war is about to start and it is unlucky to change the commander in time, I think you should remove him from the position of commander of the Combined Fleet! It's so depressing! There is really no good person in the pro-American faction! They are all spineless!"

After listening to Zhou Qinghe's words, Hirohito became more energetic. He was the only person who dared to give him a definite answer after Yamamoto Isoroku spoke today.

"Do you think we should fight?"

"Of course we have to fight! If we don't fight the United States, then what about China? Isn't this the same thing?"

Zhou Qinghe said firmly: "Your Majesty, at this moment, you don't have to think about anything else. You only have to think about one thing: can we win without attacking the United States?"

Hirohito thought about it and shook his head: "I'm afraid not. We have no chance of winning at all."

"That's it! Not fighting is a dead end. No matter what the outcome of the fight is, at least we are trying. Even if we lose, we must lose spectacularly, rather than being worn out by the United States on the Chinese battlefield and accepting Roosevelt's ridicule!"

Hirohito nodded, his brows still furrowed. "That makes sense, but Yamamoto said that even if we take down Pearl Harbor, we won't be able to fight the United States later. Do you think we can fight the United States later?"

"Why not?" Zhou Qinghe immediately asked a question righteously: "Throughout history, which country rose to prominence overnight?

When Genghis Khan left the grassland, did he ever think that his territory would reach Europe?

When Hitler's father gave birth to him, did he ever think that his son would become the head of state?

When the Germans recruited Hitler into their army, did they ever think that this man would lead them to become the best army in the world?
With millions of troops, did the French ever think that they would be defeated in just forty days?

There are so many unpredictable things in the world!

He has to figure out how to defeat the United States all at once. Does Yamamoto have to prepare a coffin for his child as soon as he is born?
Your Majesty, my words were harsh because I was angry!
Yamamoto is a complete idiot for admitting defeat before the battle even begins! He is unworthy of the position of general!
What we need to do now is to focus on how to solve the problem of Pearl Harbor. Once we have resolved the Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor and harvested the resources of the entire East Asia, we will then need to consider the problem of the United States.

It’s still in time. It’s definitely still in time.

Without the support of warships, can the US Army swim across more than 4000 sea miles to fight us?

No matter how good and perfect the United States' industrial base is, can it build a ship in a year or two?

It is absolutely impossible.

Even if I can!
Is the result worse than it is now?

When the United States takes action against us, how will we be able to fight back with the ships we have now and the newly built ships?
Only by taking the initiative can we win.

Waiting is the surest way to failure."

Hirohito took a deep breath and nodded: "You are right, no one can predict the future, we should take one step at a time and make the best of this step now."

Hirohito looked at Zhou Qinghe with a fixed expression: "I am very confident in your military talent and strategic thinking. I also admire your enterprising spirit. Some people in the military are afraid of death and lose their sharpness when they get older. You have to maintain it. Our country cannot have only those people. They will only lead the country to decay."

Zhou Qinghe Zheng nodded: "Your Majesty, this battle must be fought and we will win!" "I believe in your judgment!"

Hirohito believed it, but Konoe was scared again.

When they arrived at Yasuda Estate to talk, Konoe wanted to overthrow the cabinet again when he heard that when the United States recovered its combat effectiveness and sent troops to East Asia, all of them would be liquidated.

"Forget it. I won't get involved in this matter. They can do whatever they want."

Zhou Qinghe was really convinced. These Japanese nobles were really cowards. Even after he had spit so much at them, the guards were still so cowardly.

No wonder the Imperial Way faction at the grassroots level wanted to stage a coup, these people at the top are really incompetent.

It’s okay. If Konoe isn’t good enough, we still have Tojo.

Zhou Qinghe doesn't need to do anything about this matter, Hirohito will do it.

When the news that Konoe wanted to resign was reported, Hirohito was furious.

But after all, the guards were nobles, so just scolding them was enough.

The remaining question is who will take over this stall.

Hirohito asked Konoe to recommend someone, but Konoe refused to recommend anyone. He didn't want to have anything to do with this matter anymore.

Hirohito was annoyed. The navy thought about the candidates. Yamamoto was already like this. What good ideas could the people he brought out have? They were all a bunch of pessimists.

Among the remaining people, either their rank and qualifications were insufficient, or, like Commander Jishizo Tsukahara, they had already reserved the position of commander of this Pacific War and could not be moved at all.

There was no one to choose from in the navy, so the only one left was the army. Among the army, there was only one staunch figure, Tojo, whom he could trust. After all, he had followed him before and would listen to him.

If it was someone else, who knows what they were thinking?
Moreover, Tojo has Fujita's assistance, so he is indeed a suitable candidate.

But Tojo’s rank was too low, only lieutenant general, and according to the rules, the person who becomes prime minister must resign from all his previous positions. If Tojo becomes prime minister, who will lead the army?

The war is about to begin. After the Pacific, there will be island wars in East Asia, and the army will be used there. It is very risky to replace people now.

This problem troubled Hirohito for several days, and finally, he remembered what Fujita Kazukiyo said.

"It is unlucky to change the commander in the middle of a battle!"

“There are so many unpredictable things in the world, so just focus on the problem at hand.”

Hirohito's eyes gradually brightened. The problem at hand was the lack of an offensive prime minister, and Tojo was the most suitable person.

Since the army cannot change its commander, then let Tojo take on both duties. Although there is no precedent, rules are meant to be broken. Perhaps such a person and such an unexpected decision can lead Japan out of the impasse.

That's right!

But to be on the safe side, I still need to ask Fujita what he thinks.

Zhou Qinghe was summoned to the palace.

After listening to Hirohito's story, I can only say that Tojo Hideki is truly the chosen son of Japan.

If Yamamoto Isoroku changed his attitude, the position of prime minister would have nothing to do with Tojo.

If Konoe had not been cowardly, the position of prime minister would have had nothing to do with Tojo.

In this case, Zhou Qinghe directly brought up Tojo's resume and talked to Hirohito.

Hirohito was simply shocked by what he heard, one event after another and one experience after another!
Who is the emperor?

Tojo's experience sounds so magical!
And Tojo had noble people helping him every time. Wasn’t it himself who was the noble person who finally helped Tojo reach the top?

"It's him!"

It doesn’t matter whether Tojo is capable or not, this man’s luck is so strong that it’s beyond imagination!

After Zhou Qinghe returned, he told Tojo about this matter.

Tojo has been very annoyed during this period. The cabinet is a bunch of idiots who are slow to move forward. Every minute of their hesitation is consuming a huge amount of military expenditure.

How heartbreaking!

The army’s inventory resources are becoming less and less. If Japan doesn’t go to war, it will be dragged down. These people are simply bringing disaster to the country and the people!

When he heard Zhou Qinghe say to him, "I recommended to His Majesty that you become prime minister, and His Majesty agreed," Tojo was stunned.

My mind suddenly buzzed and I was completely confused.

"You mean His Majesty agreed to my becoming Prime Minister?"

"Yes."

The next day, Tojo was summoned into the palace.

Tojo could appoint generals and prime ministers, and at the same time serve as the minister of war and the minister of the interior, and make all the war preparations on his own!

"Hahahaha." In the Army Ministry, Tojo, who couldn't believe it yesterday, burst into laughter.

Yes, all correct!

There are no more fools, and no one can hold him back. As the Minister of War and Prime Minister, he can decide the entire war in Japan in an instant!
At this moment, he looked at Zhou Qinghe with shining eyes: "Fujita, Mingfu was right when he said you are smart. Not only are you smart, but you are also loyal. You are a good person and a good soldier."

Tojo confirmed that Fujita Kazukiyo was a man who was devoted to the country and who had his best interests at heart!

"Of course." Zhou Qinghe smiled: "I can see clearly who should lead the Empire of Japan into the future."

"Hahahaha." Tojo was in high spirits at this moment, and his mental state became visibly stronger.

Said: "Notify everyone and convene a cabinet meeting!"

Zhou Qinghe bowed his head: "Yes, Prime Minister! But Prime Minister, you have to select the cabinet candidates first before you can form a cabinet and hold a cabinet meeting."

After a moment of silence, Tojo glared and quickly retorted, "Do I need to tell you that? I'm reminding you to quickly make a list and cherish every minute."

After several days of procrastination, the cabinet members were finally determined.

When the cabinet elders appeared in public, there was an uproar.

An absolute hawkish figure, Tojo, became prime minister?
When the Americans learned about this, they immediately froze all Japanese property in the United States and stopped all material exports. They immediately told the Philippine Far East Command to closely monitor the movements of the Japanese army, as Tojo Hideji would definitely attack the Netherlands!
At the same time as the United States was freezing its assets, its allies including Britain, the Netherlands and others announced a unified freeze on all Japanese overseas assets.

In addition, the embassies of several countries in Japan jointly declared that Tojo Hideki must step down, and as long as Tojo Hideki was in power, all Japanese assets would be frozen.

The means used can be said to be extremely cruel, using public opinion to force the emperor to remove Tojo.

But now, let alone freezing assets, even if the American ambassador knelt in front of Tojo, it would be impossible to stop this war.

The Tojo train started moving, carrying 800 million tons of oil. No one could stop the train until it was completely burned out, not even the brakes could be applied.

The final preparations are completed.

Supplies were secretly delivered to naval ships, and all soldiers boarded the ships, fully loaded with ammunition, waiting for spies far away in the United States to send confirmation signals to confirm that there were no unusual movements of American warships in Pearl Harbor.

We weighed anchor and set sail early in the morning, and the warships set out!
Imperial Palace, Imperial Meeting.

Everyone has been waiting for this moment. No matter what their previous thoughts were, no matter how afraid they were of a fight, at this moment, all other thoughts can be thrown away.

There is no way out!

Twelve days, a long twelve days. The Navy estimated that the entire voyage would last twelve days to reach Hawaii.

The lonely sea and the entire radio silence meant that during these twelve days, they would not receive any feedback and could only wait.

No news is the best news, because as long as there is news, it means that their warships have been discovered by the US military.

Hirohito stood up and shouted, "Everyone, prepare for war. Before the news comes back, everyone should remain normal and not show any abnormality to let the Americans find out. After this battle, the Great Japanese Empire will rise, and we will win in the end!"

"Tiger! Tiger! Tiger!"

Everyone was shouting the code indicating a successful attack. They would only receive one signal, which was the only code sent by the navy once the attack on Pearl Harbor was successful.

Tiger!Tiger!Tiger!
(End of this chapter)