The Army of Truth has changed its strategy. In fact, its combat strategy is nothing more than that of the great men of the past: "When the enemy advances, we retreat, when the enemy is stationed, we harass, when the enemy is tired, we attack, and when the enemy retreats, we pursue." Moreover, relying on Japan's dense urban circle, the Truth Army has a good space for activities and room for maneuver. Although they lack weapons, the threat they can pose is still very huge. Especially after capturing some bases such as Nerima, the Truth Army transferred a large amount of ordnance to Truth Army organizations in various places. They frequently attacked government facilities. When the Self-Defense Forces appeared, they immediately stepped out of the way and never interacted with the Self-Defense Forces. war.
This actually coincides with the psychology of the Army of Truth. They are either a group of rabble who have just picked up guns, or they have only had a few months of hasty training in the Far East Republic. They must have a guilty conscience to fight head-on with the self-defense forces of the regular army. Following the urban guerrilla warfare strategy formulated by Aoki Moto, they only need to bully ordinary civilians or police, harass public institutions and cause sabotage. But when the Self-Defense Forces actually come, they just leave and leave happily.
After changing his strategy, Gen Aoki directed the Shinrikyo militants in the Tokyo metropolitan area to deal with about one division of the Self-Defense Forces entering the city. Before the battle, Aoki Geng deliberately destroyed Tokyo's civilian communication facilities. This did not affect the Self-Defense Forces, but it restricted the ability of Tokyo residents to inform the Self-Defense Forces and the government, and at the same time increased the panic in the city.
When people were unable to use their telephones, even some power grids were forced to disconnect, and sporadic gunshots were heard on the streets, many Tokyo citizens did not care about the danger of the Ebola virus and fled from their homes with their families and some belongings. , want to evacuate from the war zone. Long queues of traffic began to form on the highway, which also made it difficult for the Self-Defense Forces' tanks to operate smoothly in Tokyo. Especially bulky tanks like the Type 90 main battle tank could not be used in urban warfare at all.
With no other choice, the self-defense members had no choice but to abandon their heavy equipment, enter downtown Tokyo on foot, and begin to encircle and hunt down the Army of Truth. But this is destined to be a nightmare for the Self-Defense Forces. Although the Army of Truth cannot fight big battles and is basically incompetent in frontal combat, it is not difficult to carry out such a calculated and unintentional sneak attack.
Especially the weapons in the hands of the Army of Truth soldiers, many of which are artifacts of the Self-Defense Forces produced by China and the former Soviet Union. A few guys came out carrying a mortar. When they saw the Self-Defense Forces wandering into the city, they set up small Cannon, fire a cannon at them. The 60mm mortar shells were not too powerful, but they frightened the self-defense team members who had not experienced much war. Often after the Truth Army fired a few mortars, light and heavy machine guns fired at the self-defense members from fixed positions.
The war experience of the Self-Defense Forces members is not even as good as that of some Shinrikyo soldiers. They were beaten unconscious by this style of fighting and suffered considerable damage. Or there are some Shinrikyo soldiers who are even more bachelors. They carry Chinese 10 flechettes without a gun mount and fire them directly with fuses. One person can run with two shells on his back and open fire when they see the Self-Defense Forces. The Self-Defense Forces were very unsuited to this kind of battle where enemies could appear in every corner of the city. Within 10 hours of the Tokyo street fighting, the frontline commander of the Self-Defense Forces had to apply to the Integrated Staff Supervision Department to destroy buildings. , to clear the way for the Self-Defense Forces.
However, such a method cannot be implemented. Tokyo is the essence of Japan, and it is also the interest of major consortiums. With Japan's complicated political and business relations, the rich know that their office buildings and popular shops will be taken away by the Self-Defense Forces. The cannonball exploded, and there was no fixed plan for subsequent compensation, so naturally it couldn't be tolerated. The Integrated Staff and Supervision Department is also under great pressure to make a decision to destroy the city, and it is impossible to implement it.
When they were unable to effectively advance inside the city, the Self-Defense Forces could only temporarily stop their more radical attack methods in Tokyo in order to avoid causing greater damage. Instead, they occupied some key points and began to prepare step by step to continue with the Shinrikyo in Tokyo. Fight it down.
This cannot be said to be a stupid method, it can only be said to be a relatively stable strategy. However, if this continues, Tokyo will inevitably become the main battlefield for both sides to compete, and the protracted competition will inevitably cause huge losses, not only economically. .
In addition to Tokyo, the activities of the Truth Army are also rampant in some other areas of Japan. Their strategy was similar to that in Tokyo. Although they were not led by the experienced commander Aoki Gen, their fighting was not ugly. Those who are smarter can basically do it better. When the Self-Defense Forces come, they will immediately retreat to a place of refuge. Then they continued to operate in areas beyond the control of the Self-Defense Forces, sabotaging the government, killing and injuring civil servants, and intimidating believers.
The scale of the Self-Defense Forces is simply not enough to cope with a civil war of this intensity. No matter how small Japan is, there are still thousands of cities and counties, large and small. It cannot survive in one county. The Truth Army, with dozens of people in a unit, immediately moves to the next county. , continue their destruction. Even if the places where the Army of Truth passed were not devastated, the impact and damage caused were not small.
The biggest headache for the Japanese government and Self-Defense Forces is that the Army of Truth is the military organization of Aum Shinrikyo, and any military force must rely on something.Only based on this can we develop. Guerrilla warfare could be carried out in China back then because it had a mass base. Although the ever-expanding Shinrikyo religion has lost some of its followers due to conflicts with the government, there are also a considerable number of people who firmly believe in Aum Shinrikyo due to the virus or simply because of their faith.
And the areas where the Truth Army operates basically have local churches established by Aum Shinrikyo. After Aum Shinrikyo openly rebelled against the Japanese authorities, many local Shinrikyo churches that had remained outside went underground. Some members of the Truth Religion are scattered in different places and look no different from civilians. But when the Truth Army and the Truth Religion need them, they jump out to provide various assistance, including providing supplies, providing intelligence, etc.
This also makes it extremely difficult for the Self-Defense Forces to suppress the Army of Truth. Just like when the Japanese army suppressed Tubal Road in China, it is difficult to eliminate guerrillas with the support and cover of the people. What's more, compared to China back then, Japan has row upon row of buildings, and the Japanese Self-Defense Forces simply don't have that many troops to inspect each building.
Of course, what is even more troublesome is that this is still the period when the Ebola virus infection breaks out. Many Japanese people are very unwelcome to the Self-Defense Forces who come and go and may bring the virus, and they have an uncooperative attitude. They even refused to allow the Self-Defense Forces to enter their homes for inspection.
If the Self-Defense Forces forcefully break in, they may cause personal infringement problems, and many of the Truth Army are very thieves. They are all Japanese locals. They hide their weapons somewhere, and then find some accommodation arranged in advance to pretend to be ordinary civilians. , the Japanese Self-Defense Forces couldn't tell the difference at all and could only stare.
Moreover, during the months-long campaign to suppress the Truth Religion, the Truth Religion continued to grow. More and more people are infected with the Ebola virus, and the trauma caused by the war makes people more fearful and seeking sustenance. Obviously the Japanese government is in a mess, and many people are already clamoring for Hosokawa Morihiro to step down and take responsibility for the entire incident. But according to the special wartime handling methods, as long as Hosokawa Morihi holds on, there is nothing others can do against him.
The Shinrikyo missionaries sent by Shoko Asahara were operating privately throughout Japan. They mainly contacted those who lived in fear of the virus and war, and then secretly gathered them in private venues to conduct a centralized brainwashing. In this process, most of the believers will become fanatical believers in the Truth Religion and are willing to sacrifice everything for their faith. The Truth Religion organization will then select some people and release them to secretly serve the activities of the Truth Army, but they think they are not loyal enough. and devout believers, continue to carry out brainwashing education.
The war is getting worse and worse, but Japan is still helpless against the Ebola virus. Even in the process of encircling and suppressing the Army of Truth, some self-defense members were infected with the Ebola virus, causing a large number of non-war casualties. Some self-defense members are very panicked. They may be attacked by the insidious Army of Truth at any time, and they must also be on guard against highly lethal viruses. Any contact may cause infection and loss of life.
When we crossed this chaotic year and entered 1994, a self-defense force in Kansai, Japan, mutinied. A group of self-defense officers shot their superiors and dispersed, fleeing each other. Anyway, due to the Ebola virus and the Shinrikyo religion, governments across Japan are already in a state of semi-paralysis. Even if they become deserters and criminals, it will not be easy for the Japanese authorities to catch them, and there is truth. The teacher has to deal with it first, and they won't be able to take their turn.
As a result, more and more Japanese Self-Defense Forces members began to desert as deserters and no longer fought against the Army of Truth. Instead, they fled secretly. Some even left with weapons and ammunition. This further caused the spread of weapons in Japanese society. Increased factors of instability.
"Seeing Japan becoming more and more corrupt, the United States has no intention of helping at all. After suffering for a period of time, Clinton finally announced the temporary withdrawal of all U.S. troops stationed in Japan from Japan. Not only the U.S. troops stationed in Japan were evacuated from Japan, but also many foreign nationals, who were evacuated jointly by organizations from various countries. The ship was first taken to sea for quarantine, and after more than 40 days without any problems, it was evacuated to other places.
China quarantined some Chinese nationals in Japan at sea first, then evacuated them to Taiwan Island for observation, and finally confirmed that there were no problems before sending them back to their hometowns.
Japan is like an extremely ugly patient with a leprous face. Every country in the world is now trying to avoid it. Before, when there was only a virus, some countries sent medical rescue teams and other organizations to help, but with the truth After the religious civil war broke out, many countries evacuated all those who could in order to prevent their own people from being harmed. As for those unlucky enough to contract the virus, there is nothing that can be done.
And it is clear that the Truth Cult has not finished using its crooked tricks.
Asahara Shoko believes that although the Shinrikyo and the Shinrikyo Army are still very vital, realizing his ambition to usurp the throne may not be accomplished overnight, so Asahara Shoko ordered his subordinates to increase the spread of the Ebola virus and to control a group of people. ?A horrific poison gas attack was launched in the ?? area.
The Truth Cult has selected some relatively densely populated places to ensure that its own people are not among them. However, due to concerns about the virus, it is difficult to have large and densely populated places. Fortunately, the Truth Cult has hoarded a large number of chemical weapons, such as sarin gas. There are tons and tons of categories. These chemical weapons attacks often occur in areas under relatively effective control by the Japanese government, and the main targets are actually Japanese officials and the Self-Defense Forces.
It is true that the Self-Defense Forces are all equipped with three-defense suits and are not very afraid of poisonous gas, but ordinary people are quite troubled. In the sarin gas attacks that lasted for several days, more than a thousand people were killed, most of them civilians.
Hosokawa Morihi quickly issued a statement, condemning the evil acts of Shinrikyo, and for the first time asked for assistance from all countries in the world. He needed all necessary means to help Japan solve the Ebola epidemic crisis and the evil Aum Shinrikyo.
Shoko Asahara was not to be outdone. He declared: "The broken order of the old world has come to an end. I have clearly seen the rules of the universe. Everything will start again. The apocalypse has come. Fools who cannot recognize the form will only be completely destroyed." There is a road to destruction. Only by identifying with me and the supreme truth of the universe can you be liberated in the doomsday and be born in a new and better world."
His views are naturally scorned by normal people, but many believers who have been deeply poisoned by Aum Shinrikyo firmly believe in it. More Aum Shinrikyo believers feel that those who do not believe in them are destined to be eliminated. Things, and their killing of these people will be a relief from the evil existence, and it will also be a way to promote the advent of a new world and end the apocalypse as soon as possible.
Japan is also becoming more and more chaotic.
During this period, the Japanese government also captured some Shinrikyo members and indeed found that they were immune to the Ebola virus. The extremely excited Japanese medical community wanted to develop an Ebola virus vaccine using the same method used by China to reverse engineer the Madman virus vaccine. However, it was very strange that the serum extracted from the bodies of these people who were immune to the virus could not produce any vaccine. vaccine.
¡°And this phenomenon has further fueled Aum Shinrikyo¡¯s propaganda that it has nothing to do with medicine, but faith that can save people in the apocalypse. This deceived a group of Japanese people who were afraid of dying from the virus into embracing Aum Shinrikyo. In just a few months, by early 1994, the size of Aum Shinrikyo had grown to more than one million people. .
At the same time, the number of people who died in Japan due to the virus and war exceeded 100,000.