Invincible urban management

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

——Due to the huge destructive power of the hydrogen bomb explosion, the airport in Tokyo, the railways and highways from Tokyo to the counties of Tokaido, and the port facilities in Tokyo and Yokohama have not been repaired so far, making everything between the imperial capital Tokyo and the outside world Sea, land and air transportation is almost cut off.

Right now, only the railway lines from Northeast Fukushima, Ibaraki and other places to Tokyo are still barely open to traffic, but the almost paralyzed imperial government has difficulty using this last lifeline to mobilize disaster relief supplies and organize Tokyo's rescue and reconstruction 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 unexpected disaster.As for the elder Xiyuanji Gongwang, who is deeply respected in the ruling and opposition parties, because he was recuperating in a villa at the foot of Mount Fuji, he was burned to the ground and there was not even a handful of ashes left...

With the government on the verge of collapse, those political parties and feudal lords who have always been intriguing and fighting for power and profit are unwilling to take on such a thankless job as disaster relief. Property, power, and interests, even if the disaster relief is successful, will kill their own future; if they pretend to be perfunctory and arouse public resentment in the future, they will definitely be thrown out and used as a scapegoat.

Therefore, those dignitaries in the political circles who survived the catastrophe and fled to various places seem to have become clay puppets, pretending to be deaf and dumb about the current tragedy in Tokyo, or talking in vain.But he couldn't come up with any practical countermeasures, let alone take practical actions, for fear of being pushed out to top the tank.Forget about the life and death of the people.Over the past month, only a small number of police and army have spontaneously joined in the work of moving the corpses and cleaning up the rubble.In addition, we can only rely on the Red Cross to cook porridge on the ruins and provide relief to the victims who have nothing to eat...

As for completely abandoning Tokyo and moving to Kyoto as a whole, the cabinet and the military have devoted all their energy to attacking each other, regardless of the fact that Tokyo has not yet restored power and water supply.Many citizens have not eaten for a week.

A Mercedes-Benz bulletproof car with a black and red "Swastika flag" is moving hard on the rubble-covered streets of Tokyo. Its body is so smooth that it can serve as a mirror.It is in stark contrast to the dilapidated and dilapidated surroundings.

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

In the temporary resettlement sites of several refugees, there are emaciated and dying victims everywhere.When the car passed by, there were constantly children or women with children coming forward to beg. When the passengers on the car gave some coins to the woman holding the baby in the front out of pity, the people who were begged immediately Surrounded by groups, it is impossible to leave.In the end, he was rescued by the German embassy guards with live ammunition.

A reporter for the German "Frankfurter Daily" and a Soviet spy Richard Sorge.Sitting in the car of the German embassy in Japan, watching the outside scene from the window.He never imagined that one day he would see what he saw now: a Tokyo city completely reduced to ruins.

——"Ji Town of the government. Kanda of the scholar, Akaban of the Chinese, Yotsuya of the clerk, Koishikawa of the scholar, Hongo of the college student..." All these are the fusion of oriental charm and achievements of Western civilization. Since the Meiji Restoration All the emerging industries, universities, commercial ports, and military and government agencies since then have all been destroyed at this time, and even the Japanese central government has moved away. It is even more miserable than the last Kanto earthquake.

The snow-capped conical Futu Mountain in the west of the city was originally a symbol of the Japanese nation, representing the sun goddess to protect her subjects, but now it has become a Pandora's box that destroys Tokyo. Earth fell on the heads of 700 million Tokyoites.

In fact, what Sorge didn’t expect was that if he hadn’t left Tokyo just before that, went to the Kansai area to interview the Sasebo disaster, and investigate the losses of the Japanese navy by the way, then it would be hard to say whether he would be in the “Mount Fuji explosion.” died in the fire.

All in all, the "Mount Fuji Eruption" that is happening in Kanto today is just like the "Unexpected Natural Disaster" that happened in Sasebo before. The tragic loss caused by the Japanese Empire is real and unquestionable-the shock wave of that night leveled many crowded Japanese-style towns and towns, and the ensuing fire burned for three days three nights.Hundreds of thousands of houses were turned into charred ruins, and millions of people were homeless and displaced. There is no accurate statistics on the specific death toll.

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

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

"...Old man, this situation looks miserable enough! But I will tell you that it is not the worst in Tokyo."

Sorge’s friend at the German embassy said casually while driving, “…Tokyo’s city center is about [-] kilometers away from Mt. As for the place closer to Mt. Fuji, Shizuoka has been completely wiped from the earth, Kofu has almost no living people, and even Chiba County, which is farther away, has suffered heavy losses..."

"...Yes, this is a huge catastrophe that swept across half of Japan..." Sorge nodded and echoed, "...First Sasebo, and then Yokosuka, half of the four naval guardhouses in Japan were destroyed. I am afraid that there is not much left in the Japanese fleet!"

"...Naval fleet? Who else in Tokyo cares about them now? The citizens of Tokyo are about to have a revolution!"

The German diplomat who was driving curled his lips and said, "...you have been staying in the west before, and you may not know the riots that broke out in the Palace Square in Tokyo. At that time, the mob occupied the palace and the Japanese army dispatched Only the cavalry and armored vehicles were fired..."

——After the mushroom cloud on Mount Fuji completely dissipated, and the fires in Tokyo's streets and towns were also extinguished one after another, millions of Tokyo disaster victims with indifferent expressions and ashamed hearts gathered in the Imperial Palace Square, Hibiya Park and Ueno Park.All of them were extremely exhausted, numb, hungry and cold, homeless, like headless chickens, not knowing where to go, they just muttered "Everything is over! It's over!"

Almost every hour, some burnt people who are difficult to treat die due to bacterial infection. The stench of the corpses is almost overwhelming, but it is rare to see the doctors who treat them, and even the corpse collection team who drags the cart and burns the corpses. They were not organized, and then the "plague" spread...

Under such circumstances, many survivors who looked like walking dead had to look forward to the palace and the government, eagerly hoping to get food, medicine and tents... However, at this critical moment, the Japanese Empire However, the government has shown amazing incompetence and indifference. It is unbelievable to everyone that when people thousands of miles away are devastated and millions of people are waiting for rescue among the ruins, the Japanese government has almost nothing to do. Didn't do it: didn't distribute relief food, didn't organize a medical emergency team, and didn't evacuate the victims... Especially when the radiation sickness, which was mistaken as a "plague", began to break out among the victims on a large scale, the Japanese government and the royal family simply rushed They escaped from the "epidemic area" of Tokyo and moved back to Kyoto, more than 500 kilometers away, leaving millions of Tokyo citizens waiting to die among the rubble.

With no relief from the government and major transportation lines cut off by the disaster, the people of Tokyo were soon plunged into famine.The rest of the rice shops were all closed, and the price of each bag of white rice on the black market was raised to a sky-high price of [-] yen. Those who escaped the fire had to use the last things they salvaged from the fire Come to exchange these grains, otherwise I am afraid that I will not be able to survive the next day.Many desperate parents tried to sell their children, and many hungry young girls were willing to sacrifice their beautiful bodies for a rice ball...

Except for 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", looting food and clothes in the ruins everywhere. Even the ordnance, and finally simply robbed the palace, and some scattered soldiers who survived the earthquake actually joined them... Since the royal family members and government officials had already evacuated, the unresponsive imperial government did not organize enough troops until three days later, Tanks and cavalry were mobilized again, and finally they were barely suppressed.

The German embassy diplomat who was driving the car was obviously a bit chattery. He was holding the steering wheel while chattering about the bloody chaos that erupted inside and outside the palace before. After a long time, he asked Sorge about his next plan— —With the emergency withdrawal of the Japanese government, the German embassy will soon follow. If Sorge wants to continue to report in the disaster area in Tokyo, these German diplomats will not be able to accompany him.

"...No, what I have interviewed today is enough. I will go to Kyoto with you, so that I can grasp the news released by the Japanese government at the first time." Sorge shook his head and replied—in fact, he Originally planned to stay in Tokyo to survey the extent of the damage of the Yokosuka Naval Base, but 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!"

——For some reason, Sorge was confused, but also had a vague premonition in his heart: Japan's disaster seems to be far from over... (to be continued...)