While the American pilot was being unilaterally beaten, the Showa Emperor of the island nation was holding a meeting inside an air-raid shelter.
They had already taken refuge in anti-aircraft bunkers when the tank army appeared.
After the last bombing, these people have learned their lesson.
Emperor Showa was fortunate; when the atomic bombs struck Tokyo, he was on a naval inspection tour and was not at the Imperial Palace, thus escaping the disaster.
However, the scenes of Tokyo being bombed still left a deep shadow on him.
Millions of people were wiped out in just one hour.
This kind of thing terrified Showa no Akagi.
This destructive power has exceeded his understanding of weapons.
He had never heard of any country's weapons being able to cause such great damage and have such a wide range of impact in such a short time.
Moreover, the Tokyo residents who survived the bombing began to exhibit various bizarre symptoms, as if they had been under some kind of evil spell.
Currently, the medical system in island nations is unable to cure these symptoms.
So Showa was a little scared. When he saw the Eighth Army publish an article in the newspaper, telling them to negotiate, Showa really wanted to sit down and talk.
However, his ministers disagreed. They felt that these Chinese people had used all their resources in this operation to threaten them.
Otherwise, why didn't these Chinese people bring it out when they invaded?
Showa felt that his subordinates' words made sense, so he decided to take a gamble.
It is betting that China no longer has the capability to continue such bombing attacks against the island nation.
Furthermore, the United States promised to provide them with weapons and supplies to put pressure on China, so Showa did not agree to negotiations.
However, he did not expect that China's follow-up actions would come so quickly.
Just half a month later, they bombed again.
Moreover, this bombing was more intense than the last one.
For a full day and night, the bombing overhead never stopped.
Of the team sent out to investigate, only one person survived.
And it brought back bad news: the entire island nation was finished.
The entire island nation has been engulfed in flames, and apart from those who have taken refuge in air-raid shelters, the other civilians likely have no chance of survival.
Upon hearing this, Showa completely broke down.
He couldn't understand where the Eighth Army got its weapons from.
The other ministers also lowered their heads and remained silent.
Especially the navy, which had previously mocked the army for being idiots, dared not utter a word.
They had the most money and the best weapons in the island nation, but they couldn't even take a single hair from the eight-army force before being completely wiped out by the enemy.
The entire island nation's navy, except for the ships stationed in other countries, was completely destroyed.
The island nation today, apart from the troops it sent abroad, has had everything on its own territory destroyed by bombing.
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, numb from the bombing, looked up at Doi-man and asked.
"Are your army really that fierce? How could you possibly drive the Eighth Army, which has such powerful weapons, into a ravine?"
Tu Feiyuan rolled his eyes: "Do you think that's possible? If these Chinese people had this kind of weapon before, how could we have dared to go to war with them?"
"Where did these Chinese people get these weapons?"
"You ask me? How would I know? The Eighth Army only said that it was given to them by a man named Li Chang'an, but nobody knows who this Li Chang'an is."
Just as the two of them were whispering to each other, Showa also calmed down. He looked up at the noisy air-raid shelter and took off his glasses.
"Gentlemen, what is your view on the current situation?"
After those words were spoken, the air-raid shelter fell silent instantly.
Now there's no one left to offer any words of comfort.
They all knew in their hearts that they had lost this war.
For these Japanese devils, the kind of tanks that could fly in the air were an insurmountable chasm.
If they want to occupy China, they will have to face these tanks.
This is an unsolvable problem. If there's no way to deal with these tanks, then their plan to occupy China will never be realized.
Looking at the quiet bunker, Showa wasn't angry; given the current situation, he couldn't bring himself to be angry.
He is now completely desperate about the current situation.
The island nation's dream of becoming a hegemon was shattered by these tanks.
Now, the island nation only has one path left to follow.
Showa Tenko took two quick breaths and said to everyone, "Surrender!"
After saying those three words, his spirit was instantly drained, and he slumped down.
The others hesitated to speak, wanting to offer some advice, but then fell silent upon hearing the explosion overhead.
Even Yamamoto Isoroku, who always believed in the "suicide pact," did not have the idea of fighting to the bitter end.
Because we are an island nation, we are no longer qualified to fight to the death with others.
Looking at the silent crowd, Showa Tenko gave a wry smile, and then gave instructions to his personal guards.
"A telegram was sent in plain text announcing that the Great Japanese Empire formally surrendered unconditionally to the Eighth Army of China on May 1, 1942!"
"If you order the Eighth Army's tanks to stop bombing the island nation, we are willing to surrender."
After those words were spoken, the entire air-raid shelter became even more eerily quiet.
As the guards left, some generals closed their eyes in despair.
Showa Tenko turned and left the bunker, leaving behind only a few generals who looked at each other.
Some of them are well aware of the things they did in China.
They also understood that they were subject to inescapable judgment.
As the telegraph operator was sending the message, several gunshots rang out from inside the bunker.
Some Japanese soldiers, unable to accept the island nation's defeat, chose to commit suicide by shooting themselves.
Some Japanese soldiers, knowing they couldn't escape trial, chose to commit seppuku.
However, many more chose to live on, hoping to survive and await judgment from the Chinese people.
Li Yunlong was in the middle of a heated argument when he suddenly saw Zhao Gang, who was in charge of contacting the command post, calling him.
"Old Li, Old Li!"
"What's wrong?"
Looking at Zhao Gang, who was in tears, Li Yunlong was a little confused. What was there to cry about when the Japanese were being bombed? Shouldn't he be happy?
Just as he was about to ask for clarification, Zhao Gang suddenly grabbed him and let out a deafening shout.
"We've won! We've won!"
"The Japanese devils have surrendered!"
These words, like a thunderclap, exploded in everyone's ears.
The command center in Taiyuan fell silent when Zhao Gang uttered those words.
Then, cheers erupted.
They had waited far too long for this moment.
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