Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 604 Weeping, the emperor is hiding

At this time, Tokyo has become a real hell on earth.One hundred Beiyang Fleet carrier-based planes carried more than one hundred tons of incendiary bombs, and dropped them on residential areas in several directions in Tokyo City. Since most of the people's houses are made of wood, the heights and heights of the people are strewn together in a row, and it is easy to catch fire at one point. , the fire burned more and more vigorously, and it was difficult to contain it at all.The hot air generated by the burning of the fire formed terrible hot winds, which rolled around the flames and rushed around, quickly igniting the surrounding houses.

Residents of Tokyo wake up from their sleep, wearing kimonos and clogs, running around helplessly in the scorching city like chickens without their heads, calling for help.Thick smoke shot straight into Yunxiao, mixed with a lot of flames and sundries, floating everywhere, and the clothes and hair of many people were set alight.Fortunately, the three-foot-thick snow was melted by the fire, forming puddles on the ground. At the beginning, people who caught fire only needed to roll a few times into the puddles to put out the fire.

But the fires got bigger and bigger and more fierce, until the terrible heat alone was enough to set the clothes on fire, and the water in the puddles was quickly dried up, and some places were lower. However, it was steaming hot and almost boiled.The frightened people jumped into the puddle without knowing the situation, and it became a messy broth.

People with relatively clear minds, ignoring their insignificant possessions, ran out of the city with their children.

There was thick smoke and fire everywhere, and helpless cries of people everywhere. On the main road leading to the outside of the city, panicked people trampled on each other, and more and more people fell to the ground and were trampled to death. The corpse fled frantically.

Several large rivers outside Tokyo, such as the Arakawa, Sumida River, and Tama River, were crowded with dense crowds, and there were still a large number of people coming from all directions, desperately pushing forward.Some people were squeezed into the river.Some people jumped into the river to cool down because they couldn't stand the scorching air.But soon they discovered that this was a wrong decision. The snow water in the city melted away and poured into several rivers outside the city. The people in the river rushed straight downstream.People were like straws drifting in the turbulent river, unable to help themselves, and soon they were frozen to death by the icy river downstream.

At this time, Hideki Tojo had already run into the air-raid shelter, and his heart became a little quieter. He immediately called the secretary and ordered the implementation of security controls throughout the entire area. Especially at night, it is absolutely not allowed to turn on the lights, so as not to point out the direction to the Chinese aircraft. .

In fact, he also knew that such measures were just for show. The Chinese couldn't find the target at night, so they could launch an attack during the day.But as the prime minister at this time, he must come up with some means.Even if it is for the emperor to see, it is necessary.

Two hours later, it was confirmed that the Chinese plane had already left Tokyo, and Hideki Tojo walked out of the air-raid shelter under the heavy protection of the guards.The fire has gradually diminished, and there is a pungent burnt smell in the air. It is a kind of smell mixed with wood, plastic, clothes, hair, and human flesh after being burnt, challenging what the stomach can tolerate. limit.

The resplendent and resplendent buildings of the prime minister's official residence and guest house were gone. On the ruins, only some burnt wood remained, still making crackling sounds.The open space of the park was crowded with people, those were Tokyo residents who had fled here from other places. Yoyogi Park was relatively large, and there were many open spaces, which somewhat provided a refuge for these people.Some soldiers are pulling out the bodies of people who were burnt, suffocated, crushed or trampled to death from the crowd in disgrace, and piled up on both sides of the road, waiting to be transported out of the city for burial. The whole of Tokyo has almost become a huge park. Mortuary.

"You must taste blood, you must!" Tojo Hideki brushed off the snow from his shoulders, howling hysterically like a desperate wild dog: "Even if there is only one person left on the islands, I will I also want to fight to the end, I want to let the Chinese know that the human body can be destroyed, but the tenacious will of the Yamato nation will never be crushed!"

The refugees in the distance looked at poor Hideki Tojo in despair, their faces were full of complex expressions of anger, helplessness, and contempt. Their faces became paler and their eyes became more and more desperate.

As soon as he returned to the air-raid shelter, Hideki Tojo immediately ordered to inform the media of major western countries and media about the Chinese burning of Tokyo. In particular, he must describe the tragic situation in Tokyo after the disaster in detail, emphasizing the unyielding national spirit and China's inhuman hunting methods .As long as the media reports this incident, the people of all countries will definitely react strongly.Maybe the Chinese can stop the bombing of the archipelago and let themselves breathe more or less.Now that he has no ability to stop China's attack, he can only pin his hopes on European countries.However, will European countries, especially Germany and Italy, who are in a state of war, lend a helping hand to their allies in their most difficult times?Tojo didn't know, but he decided to give it a try.

As Tojo expected, European countries and the media immediately reacted to China's burning of Tokyo. At 1904 o'clock in the morning on January 1, 13, the responses of various countries had been sorted out and placed in front of Hideki Tojo.

Germany, Italy and the media have loudly condemned China's burning of Tokyo as an unforgivable and inhumane act.However, it is only limited to condemnation. They have no intention of providing military and political support, and they are not even willing to give any relief materials.

The Soviet Union only published some brief news in the newspapers.After the brief exchange of fire on the Polish border that just ended, the Soviet Union did not get any benefit from the Soviet Union, and the losses were extremely heavy.The only thing they have to do now is to cling to the big tree of China. As long as they have China as their backing, the Soviet Union will definitely be able to defeat Japan one day.

The comments from the United States on the other side of the ocean are relatively more pertinent.Seeing the chaos in Europe and Asia, Roosevelt was so happy that his nose bubbled out. The more intense the fight, the better. I just took this opportunity to develop the economy and even find a chance to make some war money from the war.Because the Chinese business community has a huge influence in the United States, the comments in the United States and the media are slightly biased towards the Chinese.On the one hand, the Americans condemned the Chinese for targeting ordinary civilians, and at the same time pointed out that it was the series of stupid things they did in collusion with North Korea during the Korean War that led to the result.At the same time, the United States also expressed its position that it is more tasteless than fart, calling on both sides of the war to return to the normal track of friendship and try their best to save all the consequences of the war.

Britain, France and the media are overwhelmingly inclined towards China.Newspapers and radio stations simply explained that Tokyo was attacked by China, but spent a lot of time describing all kinds of shady bad qualities that coveted Chinese territory in history.

Hideki Tojo put down the newspaper and fell weakly on the sofa. He knew that the hope of using Western countries to prevent the crazy Chinese attack was once again shattered.

A secretary came in and handed him a document: "Your Excellency, Prime Minister. This is the approximate damage to Tokyo estimated by the Ministry of War. Please have a look."

Hideki Tojo said with red eyes: "You don't need to read it, just tell me."

The secretary hesitated for a while, then spread out the document and read: "It is estimated that about 19 residents of Tokyo were burned to death, and another 2 residents were drowned or frozen to death. Almost all of them were burned down in a big fire. Nearly a million residents were homeless, and there was a shortage of food and clothes. It is estimated that tens of thousands of people may die of freezing and starvation in the next few days. The military industrial enterprises in Tokyo were affected. Most of the equipment and workshops were burned down, and the casualties of skilled workers were extremely high. It is impossible to resume production in a short period of time. This will cause the production of air defense weapons in the Tokyo area to decrease by more than [-]%. In addition, the army stationed in Tokyo lost [-] people About [-] anti-aircraft machine guns were lost, about [-] anti-aircraft guns were lost due to inconvenient movement, and about [-] other artillery pieces were burned. In addition, all open-air granaries in Tokyo were burned, and they were hidden in air-raid shelters. The amount of food is not much. If it is to be distributed to all residents of Tokyo, it can only last for two or three days."

Hideki Tojo closed his eyes in pain, felt a splitting headache, and said in a weak voice: "Order the cities around Tokyo to quickly dispatch food for emergency. At the same time, all urban residents are forced to evacuate and disperse to the countryside and southern Honshu Island Residents can be evacuated to the north in an organized manner, and if possible, try to evacuate to Hokkaido. At the same time, in the city, demolish some residential buildings, draw fire zones, and recruit a large number of unemployed residents to serve as firefighters."

"Yes!"

"Now is the time to meet the emperor." Hideki Tojo stood up feebly, he could even imagine the situation where the emperor was yelling at him, but there was no way, such a big thing happened in Tokyo, he couldn't hide It's over.

When he came to the Emperor's Palace, Hideki Tojo was immediately dumbfounded.Is this still the imperial palace that has always been famous for its grandeur and exquisite architecture?All the buildings inside were blown up, and more than half of the towering ancient trees fell down. Even the palace gate, which has always been a symbol of the royal family, was left with only a few rotten bricks and tiles.Inside the palace, there were maids' limbs and broken arms everywhere, and pieces of clothes were hanging on the few remaining trees.

When he came to the air-raid shelter built for the emperor, Hideki Tojo breathed a sigh of relief.Fortunately, a few bombs hit the air-raid shelter, but the solid wall of the cave was not penetrated.

(End of this chapter)