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Chapter 1867 declare war on the Soviet Union

After receiving the news, Hirohito urgently summoned Prime Minister Hideki Tojo, Minister of Foreign Affairs Togo Shimoto, Minister of Army Shinro Hata, Minister of Navy Minamasa, Minister of Finance Kiichiro Hiranu, Minister of Internal Affairs Yuasakura Hei, Chief of General Staff of Army Ishinomiya Saihito, Minister of Navy Fushimi Miyaki Hirokyo and other military and political ministers to enter the palace and convened an emergency imperial meeting.

At about 10 a.m., a group of military and political ministers gathered in the Zichen Hall in the imperial residence.

This meeting was actually arranged at Zichenzhan, which shows how much Hirohito attached it to it.

Hirohito first asked the Minister of Internal Affairs Yuasakura Hei, "Yuasakus, will the note to the Soviet government be issued?"

"This..." Yuasakura Hei smiled bitterly, then turned his attention to the Chief of Staff of the Army, Miyain Miyain.

Hirohito's eyes turned to Zairen, the palace of Xianyuan, frowned and said, "Uncle Emperor, is there any problem?"

Zairen, Xianyuan, said: "Your Majesty, have you never thought that by asking the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to send a note to the Soviet government at this time, it will not only make the empire too weak, but also become a laughing stock in the world if the situation cannot be restored in the end."

Xianyuan Miyashi Zairen's meaning is very clear, that is, once the Japanese royal family requests peace, but the Kanto Army insists on going to war and eventually wins, the Japanese royal family will become a laughing stock.

Hirohito was actually very smart. He just fainted before, so he didn't consider this level.

But now after being reminded by the Xianyuan Miyashi Jae-in, he immediately reacted.

Hirohito's eyes turned to the Foreign Minister Togo Moto and asked in a deep voice: "Donggo, is there any possibility of recovery in the situation?"

Togo Moto shook his head and said, "Before coming to the imperial palace, I had summoned the minister of the Soviet embassy in Tokyo. The other party said strongly that unless the Army Department can make the Kanto Army stop immediately, it will be difficult to save it."

Hirohito's eyes turned to the Army Minister Shinroku Hata and said in a deep voice: "Hahata, what do you say over there?"

Hata Shunruo smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, I have sent six telegrams to the Kwantung Army in the name of the Army, but none of them received a single reply!"

After pausing at this, Hata Shunruo emphasized his tone and continued: "It seems that Ishihara is determined!"

"Bagayaru!" Hirohito clenched his fists hard and said hatefully, "What are you doing, Ishihara, what are you doing? You just started a war against the Soviet Union at this time?"

"Isn't this forcing the Empire to fight on the third line?"

"One Zhong Yi and the US Navy are enough for the empire to have a headache."

"Now, he added the Soviet Union, did he really think that the empire is omnipotent?"

The military and political leaders at the meeting remained silent, but their expressions were different, some were very anxious, some seemed calm, and even some were secretly happy.

In fact, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the benefits of starting a war against Su at this time are obviously greater than disadvantages.

There are two reasons why Hirohito firmly opposed the war against the Soviet Union. One is because of his disgust of Ishihara Kanir, and the other is because of his guardianship towards Germany.

But compared with the luck of a country and a nation, this is nothing.

Finally, Jaein, the Immortal Palace, advised Hirohito: "Your Majesty, Ishihara Kan'er seems to be determined, and the Kanto Army's assault cluster has already been launched on the Manchuria-Mongolia border, and has even penetrated into Mongolia. At this time, it is useless to temporarily replace Ishihara Kan'er."

Hideki Tojo said angrily: "Then let him kidnap the entire empire?"

"This is not a kidnapping." Miyagi Miyagi was not so polite to Hideki Tojo, and said coldly, "At most of the time, this can only be said to be a way to go with the flow."

Hideki Tojo said in a deep voice: "Even if a war against the Soviet Union is inevitable, Ishihara Kanir must be replaced first! Otherwise, if the commanders of each battlefield start to imitate Ishihara Kanir's actions, wouldn't they be in chaos?"

"Tojo-kun, I can understand your mood." Xianyuan Miyaki Zairen was already very upset and said in a deep voice, "In fact, I hate this guy Ishihara, too, because this guy has a really bad temper and speaks even more annoyingly. If the time is right, I don't mind removing him."

"But now is not the time to change people."

"As Your Majesty said, the Empire is now on the third line of war."

"At this time, no matter how subtle the mistakes in any direction can lead to catastrophic consequences."

"So, the most suitable candidates should be selected in all directions. Commander of the Navy Joint Fleet Iroku Yamamoto and Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Condemnation Army Okamura Yamamura Yamamura Yamamura Yamamura are all good candidates."

"As for the Kanto Army, at least at this stage, there is no more suitable candidate than Ishihara Kanir."

"So why not let Ishihara Kanir try it, what if his judgment on Su is correct?"

"But what if his judgment is wrong?" Hideki Tojo retorted, "Have your prince ever thought about what consequences would be?"

"The consequences?" Xianyuan Gong Zairen smiled, "What consequences can there be?"

"The Soviet Union has been defeated by the German army, and all the troops in the Far East have been drained."

"So, I really can't imagine what the consequences will be caused by the war against Su?"

"This..." Tojo Hideki was speechless for a moment, and he also felt that what the Immortal Miyaki Sairen was right.

At this time, a servant walked in step by step and handed a telegram to the Minister of Internal Affairs Yuasakura Hirai.

After reading the telegram, Yuasakura Hei immediately showed a hint of surprise on his face, and then handed the telegram to Hirohito.

After reading the telegram, a strange look appeared on Hirohito's face, and his expression seemed to swallow a fly.

Zairen, the palace in Xianyuan, asked, "Your Majesty, what's the matter?"

Hirohito Yang took the telegram in his hand and said: "The Soviet government sent us a diplomatic note through the Embassy in Tokyo to protest our crossing of the border on the Manchuria-Mongolia border, and warned the empire to withdraw its troops that had crossed the Manchuria-Mongolia border as soon as possible, otherwise, the empire will be responsible for all the consequences."

A strange look appeared on the faces of the military and political ministers attending the meeting.

After a while, Jae-in, the palace in the courtyard, laughed silently, and then the other ministers laughed out loud.

"Operation of crossing the border?" Army Minister Shinroku Hata smiled, "The Soviet government actually defined the large-scale military operations of the Kwantung Army's six divisions and four chariot divisions as crossing the border?"

Foreign Minister Togo Moto also said: "In this case, should the empire send several divisions to Boli, Vladivostok, Irkutsk, and even Moscow to carry out cross-border operations?"
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