Invincible urban management

150 Seven, Osaka Nuclear Explosion

From June 6th to July 30st, Shanghai People’s Broadcasting Station interrupted the normal program broadcast and began to repeatedly broadcast the third "Doomsday Judgment" issued by Vice Chairman Jin Qina to the Japanese government-"...in view of the Japanese military Doctrine has been taught repeatedly, even though the country has been turned into scorched earth and Tokyo into ruins, it still insists on colluding with the Chinese scum, occupying the territory of China, and killing the Chinese people! In the name of the supreme cause of the liberation of all mankind, I sign here on July 7 The extermination order launched against Osaka, Japan! Hundreds of thousands of lives have been forgotten by the world. This is another warning to the imperialist countries all over the world, so that they no longer dare to easily ignore the angry roar of all oppressed nations; The Chinese and Japanese invaders have severely punished them again and again, making the Japanese understand what a tragic price they will pay for invading China—that is, pushing the entire country into hell!"

Unfortunately, this "Doomsday Judgment Order" announcement, like the previous two, was completely ignored by the recipients.The radio stations in Wuhan and Peiping laughed and sneered as usual, and the newspapers of the imperialist powers simply didn't bother to publish reports.

As for the Japanese government, which is suffering from domestic disasters, it seems that it does not take this "idiot raving" seriously.

Then, on the morning of July 7, the German Advisory Group, the German and Swiss ambassadors to China, the liaison officer of the Soviet General Staff and the representative of the Communist International...etc. foreign guests and journalists from various countries, who were invited to Shanghai, They took cars from their residences to Puxi Hongqiao Airport one after another, preparing to watch the launch of the "secret weapon" with their own eyes.Even the "Republic of Korea Government-in-Exile" living in Shanghai.Also followed to join in the fun.

At this moment, at the end of the runway at Puxi Hongqiao Airport, on a temporary launch site.A mobile ballistic missile about ten meters high has stood tall on a high-strength alloy launcher and is ready to go. In order to reduce the overall weight of the missile as much as possible and ensure that the transmission capacity can be controlled below the limit of [-] tons, the People's Liberation Army The General Staff deliberately selected this submarine-launched missile originally installed on a nuclear submarine: it has a compact layout, a high degree of automation, small size and light weight.The maximum range is about [-] kilometers, at least from Shanghai to Osaka is definitely enough.Since it is bombarding another fixed target from a fixed position, there is no need to set up reconnaissance equipment such as radar-Osaka Castle has no long legs.won't run away.

Watching the Chinese Bolsheviks in Shanghai make such a serious scene, the Junker nobles of the German Army Advisory Group had to put away their initial contempt and arrogance, and looked at this thick, black and hard thing seriously. Oh, and snapped a photo.

"...This is...a super-sized rocket? Can it really hit Osaka, Japan, a thousand kilometers away from Shanghai, China? This distance...seems to have exceeded the limit range of many most advanced combat aircraft! "

General Sektor sized up the lone missile with critical eyes.Mouth whispered.Although this ballistic missile is three or four stories high.In the eyes of many Chinese in this era, it is already an amazing steel monster.But General Seekert is not an ignorant guy, but has personally experienced many big scenes, and has also seen the famous "Paris Cannon" in the World War - a certain caliber of 210mm and a barrel length of 34 meters , the erection of the gun body is ten stories high, a special railway needs to be built to transport ammunition and parts, and the super monster that can bombard Paris from near the German-French border-comparison.The size of this missile is not worth mentioning.

In fact, the vast majority of heavy train guns of this era.They are much larger than future mobile ballistic missile vehicles.

Moreover, even the Paris Cannon, which shocked the Allied Powers, has a limit range of only 130 kilometers, and its explosion power is even more limited. Its main function is to cause panic in the enemy's rear, rather than to kill the enemy...as described by the Shanghai Soviet government Just like what he said, the destructive power of leveling a city of a million people with just one "mysterious powerful rocket" has far exceeded General Sektor's imagination.

But in any case, now that he has been invited here, the German Army Advisory Group is also determined to watch this matter to the end.

——Although the publicity scene is very grand, the launching ceremony of the ballistic missile itself is very simple, because various navigation data and ballistic settings have already been pre-entered into the computer, the only thing Jinqina has to do is to let all the foreign guests carry out the on-the-spot inspection first. Visit, and then send someone to take them away from a safe distance.Next, after finishing clearing the field, she can press the launch button and wait for a loud "" to sound!

So, I watched the ballistic missile spit out orange-red flames from its tail, rise up with a thunderous roar, then fly farther and farther, become smaller and smaller, and gradually disappear at the end of the field of vision.Everyone also dispersed separately, preparing to quietly wait for accurate news from the Japanese side.

At the same time, the vast majority of Osaka citizens still don't know that a devastating catastrophe is coming...

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Japan, Osaka, Mitsui family residence.

Several high-end black cars drove over from the bustling street and slowly stopped at the gate of this ancient house.A number of old men in kimonos or suits got out of the car with the support of their attendants, walked into the gate of the house leaning on crutches.

——They are one of the four major chaebols in Japan, the family elders of the Mitsui chaebol.

In this era, each of these old men has a huge power that can shake the whole of Japan.

——As early as the Tokugawa shogunate era, the Mitsui family was engaged in the gold and silver currency exchange industry, as well as financial businesses such as pawning and lending, similar to China's Jiangnan Bank and Shanxi Bank.After that, he undertook the tax exchange business of the Tokugawa shogunate, thus becoming a top chaebol in one fell swoop from an ordinary wealthy businessman.Later, through long-term close cooperation with the shogunate, the trust of the Tokugawa shogunate in the Mitsui Zaibatsu reached an unprecedented level.

Especially after the "black ships came to sail" and the western powers opened the door to Japan.The shogunate even stipulated that all local business of foreign banks must go through the Mitsui family.This prevented foreign banks from having direct access to Japanese merchants.The Mitsui family played the role of the Thirteen Banks in Guangzhou in the Qing Dynasty. One family monopolized all the trade and financial interfaces of Japan to foreign countries, so that the financial and business network of the Mitsui family was the only one in Japan.

However, despite the Tokugawa shogunate's love for the Mitsui Zaibatsu, the Mitsui Zaibatsu was like a hungry wolf who couldn't get enough to feed. -The eve of the Battle of Toba.The richest man in Japan, Mitsui Saburosuke, the head of the Mitsui Zaibatsu, ordered all bets to be placed on the downfall faction, and all his family resources were used to support the reformation government.Openly break with the Tokugawa shogunate!

As a result, the new government army, which had no money in its pockets and was in chaos without fighting, immediately had sufficient military expenditures, and purchased more than 500 artillery pieces and supporting ammunition in one go.Start a decisive battle with the shogunate army with three times its strength.And the seemingly deep-rooted Tokugawa family.But because of this, it immediately fell into financial collapse and financial chaos, and its combat effectiveness plummeted several levels.Next, the shogunate army was not only anticlimactic and inexplicably defeated in the Fushimi-Toba battle, but also completely disintegrated after that, and could hardly organize any resistance, so they surrendered in Kaesong, Edo.

Since then, the Mitsui Zaibatsu has achieved a magnificent turn from a remnant of the shogunate to a hero of the empire, and was appointed by Emperor Meiji as the new financial agent of the Japanese Empire.Mitsui Bank has almost become Japan's national central bank, monopolizing many powers such as minting coins, printing banknotes, and issuing public bonds.It also occupied the huge interests of many mines, ports, and factories, so that a super economic empire from finance to industry was formed, and its wealth and power were indistinguishable for a while.Even Mitsubishi, Sumitomo and other major chaebols in Japan are just juniors who look up to the Mitsui chaebol.

The "New York Times" once described it like this: There has never been such an organization in Western civilization.The Rothschild family, which is only engaged in the financial industry, is very ordinary compared with the Mitsui Zaibatsu.Mitsui is the richest consortium in the Eastern world, controlling mines, banks, railways, shipping, factories and trading companies. "As rich as Mitsui" means endless wealth to the Japanese, just as Americans dream of "as rich as Rockefeller".

The Mitsui Zaibatsu not only controls the country’s economic lifeline, but also colludes with veterans, bureaucrats, and warlords to manipulate political parties and influence political power. Strapped to the Imperial Japanese chariot.

——Although when the power of the country is in the hands of the chaebols and all the policies of the country serve the chaebols, they all enjoy it with peace of mind, but when the country needs the chaebols to do their best to show their loyalty, these stingy vampires But they all jumped up.

At this moment, in the Mitsui family mansion in Osaka Castle, the speakers of the Mitsui Zaibatsu are discussing their own countermeasures in private in response to the new round of fundraising requirements of the Imperial Japanese Government, and at the same time sending out various "non-national " complained and complained.

"...The imperial government is really crazy. It wants us to take on a billion-dollar unsecured public debt for the reconstruction of the capital and the navy, as well as the military expenses for the war on the mainland of China... It seems like the gangster 'Golden Road' is extorting , or the worst type..."

"... Well, the so-called unsecured public debt, in the current situation, is tantamount to asking for a free donation from us-a whole billion dollars! Converted to gold, it can be piled up into a mountain! The government thinks we have a touchstone Is it magic that turns into gold?"

"...Let's not talk about unsecured bonds, even if the government is willing to take out collateral, what decent assets does the current empire have? One billion dollars!!! Even the mineral resources of North China and Manchuria are not enough to mortgage, Besides, will the Army give up the spoils?"

"...This is going to make us go bankrupt! If we are really short of money? Why don't you sell the royal family's assets first? Japan is clearly his home! To be honest, under such circumstances, the strategy of conquering the mainland of China is simply not worth it. It should be fought! And the red deer of the army lost!"

"...That's right, in just three months, half a division was trapped in Taihu Lake, and then three divisions were filled in Chongming Island! The Nissin War lasted for a year without so many deaths People! Now that Nanjing has been lost, they are ashamed to boast that they are imperial warriors!"

"...The current imperial government is certainly in financial difficulties, isn't it difficult for our enterprises? In the disasters of Mount Fuji and Kyushu Island, the losses suffered by several of us are not small! Several centuries-old brands in Shizuoka are all If it was destroyed, it was the legacy of the first ancestor of the Mitsui family! There are countless belongings burned in Tokyo...Why should we pay for it? Why does His Majesty allow the cabinet to gossip like this?"

"...This may not be what the Holy Majesty meant—Since the Holy Car moved westward to the capital, His Majesty has been in poor health. He often has a fever, and now it is said that he is bedridden, sometimes unconscious and sometimes awake, and the palace is already in chaos... ..."

"...What? The emperor is seriously ill? Can such top secrets of the state be leaked from the palace?"

"... If it is still in Tokyo, it is naturally impossible, but the Imperial Palace in Kyoto has not been used for more than [-] years. Naturally, the secrecy measures are much worse... Hey, in short, this news is absolutely reliable! Our Majesty the Emperor has been here for two full days High fever persists, unconsciousness. Relying entirely on oxygen inhalation and infusion to barely maintain life. Basically in a vegetative state. No one knows how many days it can last! Several imperial doctors - said to be the most brilliant doctors in Japan, tried their best to survive They couldn’t come back to life! They were so anxious that they were helpless, and one of them planned to kill himself in the line of duty!”

This anecdote cheered up the spirits of all the participants, and then they even thought about the issue of the emperor's successor: the current prince Akihito is only one and a half years old.It would be fine if it was a peaceful time.But in wartime, it would be hard to convince people to let a young child who was still babbling ascend the throne and practice his throne.

What's more, there are gossip rumors that Prince Akihito and the Empress seem to be as seriously ill as the emperor. It is still uncertain who will die first!

And Emperor Hirohito’s three adult younger brothers—Prince Chichibu Palace Yuhito, Takamatsu Palace Prince Nobuhito, Mikasa Palace Prince Takahito, each have their own fans and supporters. There is going to be some turmoil... The Mitsui Zaibatsu may be implicated in the turmoil for the throne.But it is also possible to take advantage of the chaos...

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However, just as the bigwigs of the Mitsui Zaibatsu were complaining there.When discussing how to resist the "unreasonable demands" of the government, defending one's own property from infringement, and speculating about the possibility of the emperor's death, the question of who the next emperor should be, and whether the Mitsui Zaibatsu should participate in the battle for the throne, they all shine together The bright light suddenly came from outside the paper sliding door, drowning everything around in an instant.

"...Ah—" Among the bigwigs of the Mitsui Zaibatsu who were in a meeting, there were several miserable shouts.

— those who were facing the windows or the gates suddenly fell down on the tatami mats and covered their eyes with their hands in pain.The rest of the people also felt as if their skin was smoking from top to bottom, as if they had been roasted by a fire... Some people instinctively got up from the tatami, struggled to look at the dazzling light just now, and were immediately horrified He opened his mouth wide, completely stunned by the sight in front of him.

——Only a loud noise was heard over the Yodo River flowing through the downtown area of ​​Osaka, and the blue sky was billowing with raging flames. The flowers and plants in the sky dry up in an instant, and the human skin is also scorched and smoked in an instant...

Next, in the direction where the light came from just now, a terrible shock wave spread in all directions in an instant, and all the houses and buildings in the downtown area of ​​Osaka seemed to be made of cardboard, collapsing one after another , fell down, and even exploded easily. The people inside were blown up like ants by the strong wind and thrown into the air. Many people turned into flying ash before they landed... On cars, carriages and canals in the city The ferries flew around like a matchbox, and some of them even smashed towards the Mitsui family's mansion!

However, before a certain car or ferry fell head-on, a violent shock wave arrived first. In an instant, the entire mansion was smashed to pieces by the scalding high-speed airflow, and everyone's clothes were quickly burned. Immediately afterwards, all the internal organs and flesh were burned away, leaving only a pair of scorched bones, which were broken inch by inch in the shock wave, and finally fell to the ground, turning into a pool of ashes that drifted with the wind.

At this time, the Kansai metropolis built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi with all his efforts, the second largest city in Japan and the largest commercial and logistics center, has become a sea of ​​​​fire hell where people and animals cannot survive—at the time of the nuclear explosion The intense light waves blinded tens of thousands of people instantly; while the high temperature exceeding 10 billion degrees reduced everything in the center of the explosion to ashes.The tiles on the roof and the bricks and stones of the house melted, turning from black to olive color, and the surface of the cement components was burnt out with a layer of shiny glass, which by the way made the trees and houses within a few kilometers radius A fire was ignited... Next, the shock wave and air wave formed by the huge pressure difference at the moment of the explosion destroyed all the buildings along the way. At that time, most of the houses in Japan were made of wooden structures. A few kilometers away from the center of explosion, the entire town was still "blown flat" by the shock wave!

Even in Kobe, which is [-] kilometers away in a straight line, people can still feel the scorching storm blowing head-on, bringing the breath of death! (To be continued..)