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Volume One, Urban Management¡¯s American Strategy Chapter 153, Sorge¡¯s Suspicion

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    Nearly a month after the nuclear explosion on Mount Fuji, Tokyo, the capital of the Japanese Empire, was still struggling in miserable purgatory at the end of June.

    ¡ª¡ªDue to the huge destructive power of the hydrogen bomb explosion, Tokyo¡¯s airport, the railways and roads from Tokyo to Tokaido prefectures, and the port facilities in Tokyo and Yokohama have still not been repaired, leaving everything between the imperial capital Tokyo and the outside world.  Sea, land and air transportation are almost cut off.

    At present, only the railway lines from Tohoku Fukushima, Ibaraki and other places to Tokyo are still open to traffic, but the nearly paralyzed imperial government is unable to use this last lifeline to mobilize relief supplies and organize the rescue and reconstruction of Tokyo.  Work - The Minister of War, the Minister of the Navy, the Prime Minister, the Minister of Finance (Minister of Finance) and many other important cabinet officials were seriously injured or killed in this disaster that came without warning.  As for Saionji Temple¡¯s senior figure, who was well-respected by both the government and the public, he was recuperating in a villa at the foot of Mount Fuji. As a result, he was burned to the point of leaving no bones and not even a handful of ashes left

    In a situation where the government is on the verge of collapse, those political parties and feudal lords that are usually scheming and vying for power are unwilling to take on the thankless task of disaster relief. If they use an iron fist to provide disaster relief, they will inevitably infringe on the rights of many people.  Property, power and interests, even if the disaster relief is successful, will end their future; if they are pretentious and perfunctory, and arouse public resentment in the future, they will definitely be thrown out and used as a scapegoat.

    Therefore, those political dignitaries who survived the disaster and fled to various places seem to have become clay puppets, pretending to be deaf and dumb, or making empty remarks about the current tragic situation in Tokyo.  But they can't come up with any practical countermeasures, let alone take practical actions, for fear of being pushed out of the top cylinder.  Abandoning the life and death of the people.  Over the past month, only a small number of police and military personnel have spontaneously joined in the work of moving bodies and clearing rubble.  In addition, we can only rely on the Red Cross to cook porridge and provide relief on the ruins, providing a little shabby food to the victims who have nothing

    As for the cabinet and military headquarters, which completely abandoned Tokyo and moved to Kyoto as a whole, they spent all their energy on criticizing each other, completely ignoring that Tokyo has not yet restored power and water supply.  Many citizens have not eaten for a week.

    A bulletproof Mercedes-Benz sedan with a black and red "swastika flag" hanging on it was moving with difficulty on the rubble-strewn streets of Tokyo. The body was so smooth that it could serve as a mirror.  It is in sharp contrast to the surrounding dilapidated scene.

    Among the ruins on both sides of the street, there are many Tokyo citizens with ragged clothes and dull eyes wandering around, but except for the occasional glance, few people cast their eyes on this luxury car that is incompatible with the surrounding scenery.  He just silently continued to search for all usable items in the rubble.  At most, it was just a scolding and scuffle over a dispute over the ownership of a certain iron pot or a certain piece of clothing.

    In several temporary resettlement sites for refugees, there are victims everywhere who are emaciated and emaciated.  As the car passed by, children or women with children kept coming up to beg. When the passengers in the car gave some coins to the woman holding a baby in front of them out of pity, they were immediately surrounded by the begging crowd.  They were surrounded and it was impossible to leave.  In the end, he was rescued by German embassy guards who were armed with ammunition.

    Reporter of the German "Frankfurter Zeitung" and Soviet spy Richard Sorge.  Sitting in the car of the German Embassy in Japan, watching the scene outside from the car window.  He never thought that one day he would see what he saw now: a city of Tokyo completely in ruins.

    ¡ª¡ª"Marimachi for the government. Kanda for scholars, Akaban for the Chinese, Yotsuya for clerks, Koishikawa for scholars, and hometown for college students" All of this combines the oriental charm and the achievements of Western civilization. Since the Meiji Restoration  All the emerging industries, schools, commercial ports, and military and government agencies that had existed in the past were completely destroyed at this time. Even the central government of Japan had moved away. It was even more miserable than the last Great Kanto Earthquake.

    The snow-capped cone-shaped Futu Mountain in the west of the city was originally a symbol of the Japanese nation, representing the sun goddess protecting her subjects, but now it has become a Pandora's box that will destroy Tokyo, unleashing a horrific disaster that cannot be resisted by human power without mercy.  Earth fell on the heads of seven million Tokyoites.

    In fact, what Sorge did not expect was that if he had not left Tokyo just before and went to the Kansai region to cover the Sasebo disaster and investigate the losses of the Japanese navy, it is difficult to say whether he would have been in the "Fuji eruption".  "died in fire".

    All in all, the "Fuji eruption" happening in Kanto is just like the "unknown natural disaster" that happened in Sasebo before. It is full of weirdness and does not look like a normal volcanic eruption But it gives  The tragic losses caused by the Japanese Empire are real and unquestionable - the shock wave that night flattened many crowded Japanese towns, and the nextThe fire soared into the sky and burned for three days and three nights.  Hundreds of thousands of houses were reduced to charred ruins, and millions of people were left homeless and displaced. There is still no accurate count of the death toll.

    The impact of this disaster on Japan is undoubtedly huge, especially for those survivors who have personally experienced the disaster.  The shadow in their hearts cannot be eliminated for a long time, and may even become a nightmare that will never go away in their lives.

    After the first wave of catastrophe passed, the deadly plague that quickly appeared in Tokyo made this nightmare even more terrifying.

    "Old man, the situation in front of you looks miserable enough! But I want to tell you, the scene in Tokyo is not the worst."

    Sorge's friend at the German Embassy said casually while driving, "the center of Tokyo is almost a hundred kilometers away from Mount Fuji. Although houses and buildings are now destroyed, most citizens are still alive.  Down. As for places closer to Mount Fuji, Shizuoka has been completely wiped off the face of the earth, and there are almost no living people in Kofu. Even Chiba Prefecture, which is further away, has suffered heavy losses"

    "Yes, this is a huge catastrophe that swept half of Japan" Sorge nodded in agreement, "first Sasebo, then Yokosuka, half of Japan's four naval garrison buildings were destroyed,  I¡¯m afraid there isn¡¯t much left in the Japanese fleet!¡±

    "Navy fleet? Who can care about them in Tokyo now? The citizens of Tokyo are about to break out in revolution!"

    The German diplomat driving the car curled his lips and said, "You have been staying in the west before, and you may not know about the riots that broke out in the Imperial Palace Square in Tokyo. At that time, the mob occupied the palace and the Japanese troops were dispatched.  The cavalry and armored vehicles suppressed it"

    ¡ª¡ªAfter the mushroom cloud on Mount Fuji completely dissipated and the fires in various towns and cities in Tokyo were extinguished, millions of Tokyo victims with indifferent expressions and despair gathered in the Imperial Palace Plaza, Hibiya Park and Ueno Park.  All of them were extremely tired, numb, hungry, cold, and homeless. They were like headless flies, not knowing where to go. All they could do was mutter, "Everything is over! It's all over!"

    Almost every hour, some people who are difficult to treat after burns die due to bacterial infection. The stench of the corpses makes people hide their noses, but few doctors are seen, and even the corpse collection team drags the cart to burn the corpses.  None of them were organized, and then the "plague" spread

    Under this situation, many survivors, who were like walking zombies, had no choice but to look forward to the palace and the government, eager to get food, medicine and tents However, at this critical moment, the Japanese Empire  The government has shown astonishing incompetence and indifference. What makes everyone feel incredible is that when people thousands of miles away are suffering from catastrophe and millions of people are crying among the ruins, the Japanese government has done almost nothing.  What they didn't do: No relief food was distributed, no medical emergency teams were organized, and no victims were evacuated Especially when radiation sickness, which was mistaken for a "plague", began to break out on a large scale among the victims, the Japanese government and royal family were simply too busy.  They escaped from the "epidemic area" in Tokyo and moved back to Kyoto, more than 500 kilometers away, leaving millions of Tokyo citizens waiting to die among the ruins and rubble.

    With no government relief and the disaster cutting off major transportation lines, the people of Tokyo quickly fell into famine.  All the remaining rice shops were closed, and the price of each bag of white rice on the black market was as high as one hundred yen. Those who were lucky enough to escape the fire had to use the last bits they saved from the fire.  Come and exchange these grains, otherwise I'm afraid I won't be able to survive the next day.  Many desperate parents try to sell their children, and many hungry young girls are willing to give up their beautiful bodies for just a rice ball

    In addition to this part of the passive, numb, desperate and resigned people, as well as some citizens who fled to the countryside on foot, other more active Tokyo citizens began to "do it themselves and have enough food and clothing", grabbing food and clothes from the ruins everywhere  Even ordnance, and finally simply robbed the palace, and some scattered soldiers who survived the earthquake actually joined in Since the royal family members and government officials had already evacuated, the slow-responsive imperial government did not organize enough troops until three days later.  Tanks and cavalry were mobilized, and they were finally suppressed.

    The diplomat from the German Embassy who was driving was obviously a bit talkative. He was holding the steering wheel while talking endlessly about the bloody battle that broke out inside and outside the palace. After a long time, he asked Sorge about his next plan -  ¡ªWith the emergency withdrawal of the Japanese government, the German Embassy is about to follow. If Sorge wants to continue to stay in the Tokyo disaster area to cover,We German diplomats can no longer accompany us.

    "No, what I have interviewed today is enough. I will go to Kyoto with you right away so that I can grasp the news released by the Japanese government as soon as possible." Sorge shook his head and replied - in fact, he  Originally, he planned to stay in Tokyo and survey the extent of the damage to the Yokosuka Naval Base, but he was stopped by a strange secret order: "Go back to Kyoto quickly and pay close attention to the situation in Osaka, but never enter the city of Osaka, remember!"

    ¡ª¡ªFor some reason, while Sorge was confused, he also had a vague premonition in his heart: Japan's disaster seems to be far from over (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
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