When the sun set, Major General Thomas Holkum, commander of the Marine Corps, boarded a Higgins landing craft and set foot on the main island of Kwajalin Atoll, the Marshall Islands. At this time, the battle was over. On the messy beachheads, except for the sea fish killed by naval guns, corpses, ships transporting supplies, and some broken M2 medium-sized chariots and LVT-1 alligator crawler landing vehiculars. This was the major general who strongly requested the equipment of the Marines to participate in this experimental landing operation. Several of them were indeed broken, but some were burning. The ignition of black smoke was blown away by the Xihai breeze, and the mist spread throughout the messy landing field.

"The situation is really bad..." Colonel Holland Smith, the former Marine Headquarters Director of Operations and Training and the current Marines' First Brigade Commander complained to Major General Holcomb that the Marine Corps combat commander, known as the man of mad howling, had already howled countless times in the morning and noon, but he still had the intention of howling when he saw the commander.

"The 1.4-5-inch cannon on the chariot is too small..." The Crazy Howling Man complained about the chariot. In fact, when the navy and air force have the advantage, the Higgins landing craft performed normally, and only the chariots were left to complain. "It was powerless to do anything about the fortifications temporarily built by the Japanese, and they even blew up six of them." The Crazy Howling Man paused for a moment, a flash of indescribable worry in his eyes, and then continued: "If the *******s in Washington want to use the previous stock supplies to win this war, let them go to hell!"

"Holland..., nothing will be better!" Major General Holcomb caught this easily excited subordinate. He knew that the boy from Alabama was a dedicated and excellent officer. The questions he raised had mentioned in previous training that the gun caliber of the m2 chariot was too small to effectively destroy the simple fortifications on the enemy's beachhead during landing operations, which greatly increased the time and casualties of the beachhead. At the same time, the light-colored khaki uniform used in the last war, the 1917 steel helmet did not cover the soldiers well on the beachhead position. Instead, they would highlight them and become good targets for the enemy;

What's worse is that the soldiers were still using the Springfield M1903 (Springfield) rifle and the M1918 Browning automatic rifle from the last battle. The former has excellent performance. However, compared with the modification of the Shenwu Type 23 semi-automatic rifle equipped by the Japanese, Showa Type 4 semi-automatic rifle, the rate of fire is immediately different; although the Browning automatic rifle can make up for firepower, this gun weighs sixteen pounds (7.25kg) and is in a row.

It is not advisable to control accuracy when firing, and there is little equipment, which is a drop in the bucket for actual combat. The m1919a6 type 7.62mm light machine gun and the Maxim water-cooled heavy machine gun that was most commonly used in the last World War. But they are too heavy and often fall to the end when landing. It is difficult to move. The Japanese mortars and grenade launchers found the right machine gun position to shoot, and once they lost heavy firepower, the result was disastrous.

The problem has existed for a long time and has been reported to the upwards many times, but Major General Holcomb, as the commander of the Marine Corps, knew that Washington's bureaucrats did not pay attention to the Marine Corps. The m1 Garland rifle, which is not inferior to the Japanese semi-automatic rifle, was finalized and produced last year. However, the problem is that this kind of rifle must be equipped with the Army before it can be replaced with the Marine Corps. There are other equipment. The Army Department has always believed that the Marine Corps should be supplied with inventory equipment, so all the things sent out were from the last war, and even the helmets were from twenty years ago.

The Marine Corps is a "special" unit. In order to gain the support of the army, the Admiralty Department has always acknowledged that the Army's contempt for the Marine Corps. Fortunately, the upcoming war is in the vast Pacific Ocean, where countless islands are needed to attack and guard the Marine Corps. Only good results can be obtained. Major General Holkum believes that everything in front of him can be changed.

"Holm, how is the situation?" After calming his subordinates with trustworthy eyes, Major General Holcomb began to ask about the situation before the war. Everyone had an indescribable taboo for the Japanese. Some people said that they were actually baptized by the devil.

"Very bad, general." Colonel Smith opened his mouth with some difficulty. "The Japanese gave up the beachhead, or our shelling did not effectively destroy their fortifications, and the firepower of the next landing operation would be increased by at least three times."

"Yes." The more we walked forward, the more bodies of our soldiers were seen. Some of them died of tangled with the short Japanese soldiers. Both sides' chests and abdomen were brutally blown up. "How many people have we suffered?" asked the major general.

Colonel Smith was silent about his boss's questions. After a while, he met his subordinates and did not answer. Major General Holcomb had to ask again: "Holm. How many children have we suffered? Tell me!"

"Probably..." The crazy howling man had a bitter face, but in the end he replied. "There are about a thousand people..." When the major general's solemn expression was about to return to normal, the colonel made him extremely solemn. "General, about a thousand one hundred soldiers were killed and one thousand six hundred were injured..."

After glaring for a long time, Major General Holkum was incredible, "May...can detect the reconnaissance plane said that there were only more than 2,000 Japanese!"

"There are only more than two thousand people, but the civilians also participated in the battle." Colonel Smith said, "They...they fought very hard, yes, very hard!"

"How many Japanese have we captured?" The major general asked again in silence. He was not alone in the bombing of several days, and the Japanese would surrender as soon as the Marines landed. Then things could be resolved "peacefully" according to Washington's idea. I didn't expect that the situation was not the case at all.

"No captive!" Colonel Smith gave an unexpected answer again. "Not even civilians, including women and children."

"Why?!" Holcomb couldn't believe it even without women or children. As far as he knew, there were hundreds of Japanese immigrants on the island.

"The woman killed her child before committing suicide." Smith said with disgust. "Some Japanese wounded were taken to us, but they killed the medics with hidden grenades or daggers without exception. General, they should be Satan's army! They are the devil from hell! They are the mortal enemies of all Christians!!"

"Oh, God!" Major General Holkum couldn't help but cut a cross on his chest. He never expected this to happen.

"General, I think Washington should declare war on Japan immediately while the devils are not prepared!" Smith said his first thought after the war. He thought he should not put any pretext on searching and rescuing Miss Emilia. The war should start immediately.

He sighed unconsciously, and felt very bad. Major General Holcomb said, "Holm, I will report every word you say to Washington..." But," he shook his head slightly. "But Washington has its own plan, and there are still many voices in Congress against the war, so this time we can only search and rescue Miss Emilia in the Marshall Islands."

Because it was close to the international date change line, the time in the Marshall Islands was three hours faster than that in Tokyo. When Colonel Yi-Menya, the 30th Regiment commander of the 30th Regiment stationed at Kwajalin Atoll, was forwarded to Tokyo by Truke at the last moment of the battle, the people of Tokyo who learned the news were all excited! If nearly a thousand policemen from the Tokyo Police Department happened to protect the US Embassy ten minutes ago, the angry crowd would probably have blown the building into powder and all the rice and animals would have torn apart.

Things really make people feel extremely angry!

After the disappearance of the American female aircraft owner Earhart, his partner, Mr. George Podman, who was waiting for her triumphant return in San Francisco, made a search and rescue request to the Japanese Consulate in San Francisco. Later, US Secretary of State Mr. Hull also requested assistance to Japanese Ambassador Hirosa Saito. The Japanese Navy also planned to send an ocean survey ship and the Kamiwa seaplane mothership to assist in the search and rescue.

But suddenly the American tone changed, and the plane was forced to land on the Marshall Islands. American public opinion also claimed that the beautiful flight queen was shot down on the island by the hateful Japanese because she was close to the Marshall Islands, just like the great comedy star Charlie Chaplin who was killed by Japanese soldiers six years ago. Later, the United States officially requested to search the island, and this request was naturally rejected by Tokyo, and then the two convenient conflicts broke out. Judging from the actions of the US military seizing the Kwajalin Atoll as soon as it landed, this was not a search for female pilots. This was simply a purposeful seizing the Marshall Islands!

The entire Tokyo people were shaking the sky, but the Matsuno Pavilion in the Miei Bridge was quiet as ice. The Imperial Conference was being held, and Prime Minister Inukai Yukini bent. Beside him was his eldest son-in-law, Foreign Minister Kenyoshi Yoshizawa; on the side of the Emperor, there were the Navy Command Chief of the Navy Command, Prince Hirokyo Fushimimiya, Prince Saihitomiya, Chief of the Army Staff, and the Duke of Nishizoji who took the initiative to enter the palace.

The topic of the meeting was very clear, which was how to deal with the US forcibly landing in the Marshall Islands. Of course, the princes asked the cabinet to declare war on the US immediately, but the Duke of Nishimotoji and Inaei Shin-chan insisted on giving in temporarily and handing this issue over to the League of Nations for investigation and resolution. If the United States does not withdraw from the Marshall Islands after the League of Nations investigation, it will not be too late to declare war again.

Of course, the cabinet's statement was angrily denounced as weak by the military, but the Emperor obviously had the Emperor's consideration that China's Ong's cabinet was preparing to withdraw from the East Asian Alliance, and the vote was set tomorrow morning. Should I declare war on the Milan before the China Academy of Sciences vote to pull China into the war when the alliance treaty was valid? Or should I give it a step back for now. Just as Inukai said, handing over the matter to the League of Nations for investigation, and then resolving or declaring war after the investigation report was released. In this way, the China Academy of Sciences, which should not be faced with the choice, will likely reject the proposal to withdraw from the East Asian Alliance and wait for the situation to change. Wait until the Yang and others form the cabinet again to declare war on the Milan?

The two choices were fast and slow, but they were full of variables. Yang could indeed trust him. He had been preparing for a war against the US for a long time ago, but what was so annoying was that most of the Kuomintang members on the stage were Westernized elements, and they were destroying the sacred East Asian alliance.

Hirohito was weighing these two options, and vaguely, the clamor of the request of the Imperial Palace in Hibiya Park to declare war on Mi. The palace secretary Kawai also ran in quickly. He was holding a blood-stained white cloth in his hand, and the white cloth was covered with an angry young bitten off his tail finger.

"Your Majesty..." Kawai's hands were bloody. At this time, there was chaos outside the Erechou Bridge: In addition to biting his fingers, more than ten people even cut off their cumella in front of the Erechou Bridge. If the situation is not controlled, then the US Embassy, ​​once the Japanese and American overseas Chinese are attacked by the people, the decision to declare war will not be from Tokyo. The United States, under public pressure, will declare war before Japan.

"Your Majesty..." The blood on Kawai's hand was still imprinted in Hirohito's eyes, but the attendant Nagasuki Tetaro came in from the back hall. He glanced at everyone, then bowed to Hirohito and said, "Yang's eldest son Yang Wuming has just arrived in Tokyo. I hope Your Majesty summons..."

"Nani?!Yang Wuming..." Yuhito was thinking about why Yang Rui didn't send a telegram. He didn't expect that he had sent his eldest son to come.

"Yes, Your Majesty, he rushed from Tonghua. Just outside the hall." Suzuki Tetaro said, "He also received the news and rushed to the palace. As soon as the car Yang Wuming was riding in entered the city, he was blocked by an angry crowd. In a hurry, he had to reveal his identity and let the two policemen take him to walk to the palace.

"Immediately announce the meeting between Yang Wuming." Hirohito said anxiously, not even aware that every move of Japan at this time was about to rest.

Under the gaze of everyone, Yang Wuming, wearing an air force major uniform and holding a box of things, appeared in front of the hall. Although he tried his best to restrain himself, he still limped. After the routine greeting, Yang Wuming took out a letter from his arms and said, "Your Majesty: My father heard that the US Navy landed on the Marshall Islands today and wrote a special letter to His Majesty."

Yang Wuming said nothing but gave a letter. Under the anxious eyes of everyone, the letter was soon unfolded by Hirohito. The letter only had two pages. Although it was Chinese characters, Hirohito could understand Chinese characters, not to mention the Chinese language he had learned.

After reading it in a hurry, Hirohito grabbed the letter in his hand and asked, "It is said that your domestic cabinet will vote to withdraw from the East Asian Alliance. Is the Duke aware of this?"

"Reply to Your Majesty: My father has known about this for a long time, but he said he will not interfere with it." Yang Rui obviously explained some things before coming, so Yang Wuming answered truthfully, but the answer made the Japanese in the hall dissatisfied.

"Why don't you interfere?" Yukihito laughed in anger. He had long felt that Yang Rui was deliberately indulging in the Kuomintang Weng family to the stage. This caused the crisis of the dissolution of the alliance today. He could not imagine what Yang Rui was planning in his heart.

"Reply to Your Majesty: My father said that our country was self-reliant late, and Western toxins were infiltrated. Moreover, the customs of the people were not as good as your country... not as good as your country... wild... barbaric," Yang Wuming couldn't help but wiped his sweat, but when he came, he said that. "...so we need to teach a lesson. The war in the Pacific will be a great war, which will determine the ownership of world hegemony and ultimate fate in the next few hundred years. This will not be successful if the bloody battle is not taught. If the people are not taught a lesson, the hearts of our people will be in turmoil when the war is difficult, and the people of our country will be turbulent when they were in the hardships after the war. This will harm allies and practice oneself, not what the open and unfair nobles do. Only when the Chinese people are taught bloody lessons can they persevere at the most difficult time in the war. Only when the war can the war be won in the end, and the military flags of the Three Kingdoms of our dynasty can they plant all over the North American continent."

The military flag was planted throughout the North American mainland and the war faction was excited, but Hirohito, who had read the letter, was not a fool. He asked: "If the United States does not listen to the advice after the investigation of the League of Nations, withdrawal from Marshall, Japan and the country will go to war and your country will remain the same. What if?"

"Reply to Your Majesty: My father said that the real purpose of the United States' attack this time is to destroy our country, not your country. Your country is just in the east and has suffered for our country. Our country's political leaders do not understand this principle, but they blindly seek skin from tigers and harm their neighbors..." Yang Wuming said this and wiped his sweat again, and finally said with a tough forehead: "...I am so hiding my ears and stealing the bell...I deserve it!"

"My father also said: He can indeed reverse the current situation, but if he thinks carefully, he feels that even if he can protect the nation for decades, the road to civilization is long, and who will protect China for hundreds or thousands of years in the next few hundred years? Character determines the fate of a person, and virtue determines the fate of a nation. Since the people of our country are against allies and friends, have no virtue, no righteousness or trust, they should be allowed to destroy it. Otherwise, even if they gain world hegemony, there will be no bright future, and it will lead to greater disasters.

The war between your country and the United States is inevitable, just a matter of time. The reason is that your country and the United States Pacific compete for maritime power in the Western Pacific, but more because of the alliance with our country, so my father promised to ensure that your country can be invincible in this battle."

"If your country does not declare war on the US and does not transport a ton of oil or steel into our country, how can the Duke ensure that our country is undefeated?" The person who spoke was Fushimi Miyagi Hirokyo. Yang Rui's words were indeed open and even more respectful, but he would rather bet on the awakening of the Chinese people than stand up and turn the situation around, which made Fushimi, who was determined to be on war preparations, very angry. In his opinion, this was already a fall in love. If the Chinese people never realize and never declare war on the US, wouldn't Japan, which was short of steel and oil, be quickly defeated and completely enslaved.

"My father said that I can use this guarantee!" When Yang Wuming came in, he held a box of things, but did not hand them over to the eunuch.

"What is this?" Hirohito looked at the box of things and couldn't help asking.

"My father said this is a weapon's image tape. With this weapon, you can definitely guarantee that your country will be undefeated." Yang Wuming said, but when he handed the film tape to the eunuch, he added: "Because the matter is really important, please watch the movie alone."

"Hmph!" When Fushimi heard that it was a weapon, she naturally thought of the thing that Yang Rui in Tonghua faced Ishihara Kaner and refused to answer. At this time, the thing appeared in front of him. Of course, he was very curious. Unexpectedly, he couldn't see it, and his beard was trembling with anger on the spot.

"Funshim. Don't be rude." Hirohito also knew that China had a secret weapon, and it was precisely because of the need to be kept confidential that the revival would lose its position as prime minister. People always have selfish intentions, but the words Yang Wuming just now made him admire Yang Rui. Such people are the collaborators he hopes, and only by cooperating with such people can we truly share world hegemony. Otherwise, the next thing that will happen after defeating the United States will be the Japan-China civil war.

Hirohito stood up and took Yang Wuming to the back hall. Two hours later he returned to Matsui Pavilion as usual. At this time, Fumimi and others were already impatient when they saw Hirohito come out. The crowd bowed again and waited for the Holy Tribunal.

"Kawai..." Hirohito didn't speak to others, but only ordered his own secretary-general.

"Yes, Your Majesty." It was already dark outside, and the poor Kawai was still holding the pile of tail fingers at this time.

"Go out and tell the people. I will tell all the people about Marshall's affairs at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning to deal with the strategy to ensure the hearts of the people of the empire." As soon as Hirohito told the people, the ministers were a little panicked. If this is true, it would be the first time the Emperor's Yuyin broadcast. The propaganda to the people before was that the Emperor was a god of the world and would not speak.

"Your Majesty. This move must not be done!" Fumimi, Xianyuan, even Inuyasu and Nishienji were both blocking each other. Inuyasu said, "Your Majesty has a decision that can be announced to the people."

"The people are so angry that once the cabinet announces a request for the League of Nations to mediate the investigation, the ministers of the cabinet will be killed by the people." Hirohito insisted. He may be to protect the ministers of the cabinet, but he has a sense of confidence to grasp the world, even if this kind of confidence power was borrowed from others. Seeing that the ministers wanted to stop him, Hirohito said again: "I have decided, please step down."

The Emperor really wanted to broadcast the Tatsuo Yin. Fushimi and Xianyuan, who were worried that this move would damage the emperor's prestige, were so angry that they shook their feet. When they wanted to glar at Yang Wuming, they found that this guy had not come out in the back hall, so they had to return in disappointment. Although Inuyasu and Nishienji did not stand at the front desk, they were worried that this would damage the prestige of the cabinet, but after all, the Emperor chose not to declare war. Leaving the United States' landing in Marshall to the League of International Media to mediate, this means that peace has been temporarily preserved.

According to the previous practice of the League of International investigation, such a major case will require at least half a year of investigation. If there is another secret interference, it is likely to require a year of investigation. With this year, there may be a reversal of the situation. It is not only China, but Japan also has Westernized elements who avoid war and compromise. It is just that these people are hiding deep and not on the surface.

'The Emperor's Holy Reprimand has been put down, and the Tomorrow's Tatsuo is broadcast.' Outside the Jichou Bridge, Hibiya Park, the streets and alleys of Tokyo... The angry crowd was shocked by these two sentences, but the people were anxious and shouted "Emperor onboard". Although they didn't know what the final result was, at least the Emperor had heard his own voice.

The US Navy's forcibly landing on the Marshall Islands was a major event that shocked the world. At this time, the Japanese government's reaction was the most critical. Diplomats from all over the world heard that the Japanese emperor would personally announce the decision tomorrow and immediately sent the sensational news to the country. Whether the Pacific will start war will be known tomorrow morning.

The diplomatic telegram lines in Tokyo are extremely busy, and one of these telegrams was repeatedly forwarded and finally arrived at the General Staff of the Beijing City. In the conference room, Xu Jingxi was very worried after learning that the US military landed in Marshall at noon. According to the common theory, Japan cannot declare war without China's permission, but what if the Japanese want to gamble? Another one: the Japanese people have been educated for decades, but this time they were beaten to the door by others, and so many people died. Referring to the Hamaguchi Cabinet six years ago, this time they did not declare war. If the new cabinet still declares war, they will also die all, and then die until the latter... they will declare war on the United States.

"It was Mr. Wuming who asked him to fly an emergency plane to Tokyo!" Deputy Chief of Staff Guo Bi whispered in Xu Jingxi's ear, "Otherwise, how could Yuyin send it?"

"Yeah." When the Emperor was heard that Yuyin was broadcasting in the morning, Xu Jingxi sat down. The Emperor was about to speak, obviously because the cabinet could not suppress the formation. The reason why he could not suppress the formation was naturally that he would not declare war. Japan did not declare war. What he was most worried about was that Japan declared war was not ready.

"What should I do outside?" Guo Bi looked at the lights soaring outside. The Minister of the Civil Affairs Department was obviously encouraging students to continue making trouble. Prime Minister Weng Wenhao said at this time that he was condolences to the students and comforting the deceased. He had never come to the General Staff. His intention was to be clear.

"What do you say, sir?" Xu Jingxi asked. Now that the matter in Japan has been resolved, it is obviously difficult to solve the students gathered outside.

"Mr.'s telegram only has three words: no interference." Guo Bi shook his head as long as Yang Rui allowed, even if the Reporter Academy disagreed, the military could take over the capital overnight.

"Hey!" Xu Jingxi shook his head, and then said, "Since that's the case..., let's transfer an armored regiment into the city." Guo Bi was surprised when he said this, but he explained, "It's not a coup, I want to take away all the important documents here." After that, he said, "It's the same whether you shoot or not today. They will always cause trouble. The purpose is to drive me away from the position of Chief of Staff so that their people can take over. Since that's the case, I won't leave half a piece of paper for them."

"Is an armored regiment enough?" Thinking of the information from the General Staff, Guo Bi felt that an armored regiment could not be transported at all, and any information left to the Americans would be disastrous.
Chapter completed!