Chapter 1286: The Traitor |
Chapter 1286: 943: The Traitor
Chapter 1286: 943: The Traitor
As Australasias relentless bombing of the Island Nation became hot news around the world, Australasia had already begun its actions against the Island Nation.
On the night of August 29, 1937, in the northern city of Sapporo of the Island Nation.
Thud, thud, thud!
The somewhat dull knocks were unusually conspicuous in the quiet night, yet within just a few steps, they were drowned out by the distant chirping of cicadas and croaking of frogs.
Creak~
The old wooden door opened to reveal a man with jet-black eyes, his spirit seemingly a little deflated.
"Murakami, whats the matter? The man looked outside the door, where his childhood friend, Murakami Mian, who had studied in Australasia and was under surveillance by the Island Nations government, was standing.
"Please come in.
Creak~
With the sound of the old wooden door, tranquility once again returned outside.
"Murakami, whats going on? Seeing his fellow townsman looking distinctly different than before, Jigen Jiro asked curiously.
"Jigen, if nothing goes wrong, arent you supposed to join the training next month? Murakami Mian also looked at his friend and after a long pause, finally voiced his question.
"Yeah, whats wrong? Did something happen? Jigen Jiro first nodded, then continued to ask.
"What happened? Damn, the sky is falling! Murakami Mians emotions surged instantly as he spoke helplessly, Ive said before that extreme militarism and radical nationalism are absolutely impractical!
Do you know, Jigen, just yesterday, Australasia carried out a massive bombing on Tokyo. Now, good luck to them, the Emperor and the government are all gone, and the Island Nation is completely finished.
"What did you say? Australasia conducted a massive bombing on Tokyo? The same kind of weapon they used in Hiroshima? Jigen Jiros eyes widened slightly, asking in disbelief.
"Of course. Murakami Mian said indignantly, Im simply fed up with the governments stupidity. Knowing full well that Australasia has such powerful weapons, they still stubbornly refused to back down a single step.
Ive said it before, in the battle for dominance over the Pacific, we could never be a match for Australasia. Instead of risking the whole countrys fate to fight against Australasia, we should have cooperated with them to seize Russias interests in the Far East.
But the foolish government would never listen to the people. Now, both the Emperor and the government have said goodbye to this world.
"If they used the powerful weapon from Hiroshima, doesnt that mean the whole of Tokyo could have been destroyed? Still shocked by the bombing of Tokyo, Jigen Jiro kept asking.
"Its highly likely. Murakami Mian said with a bitter smile, shaking his head, When the government decided to attack Pearl Harbor, we should have been prepared for the crazy retaliation from Australasia.
Youve never been to Australasia, you dont understand how terrifying that country is. Compared to the former British Empire, I think the once United States and now Australasia are the countries with the most potential.
Of course, the United States no longer exists. Perhaps the next world superpower will be Australasia.
As one of the very few Islanders who had studied in Australasia, the pace of Australasias development had a profound impact on Murakami Mian.
Australasia was established in even less time than it took for the Island Nations reforms, yet in these few short decades, Australasia had transformed from a colony into a power, surpassing the Island Nation to become the undisputed master of the Pacific.
Considering also the various advanced and powerful weapons used by Australasia, its no exaggeration to say that, at present, perhaps only Germany is a match for Australasias military might.
Yet, its exactly this powerful nation that the foolish government chose to provoke, and even when Australasia used even stronger weapons, they remained unmoved and attempted a futile resistance.
Isnt this a blatant death wish? Murakami Mian has never been so disappointed with his country, nor felt so hopeless.
"Murakami, do you hate Australasia? Jigen Jiro looked at his childhood friend, hesitated slightly, and then asked.
"Hate? Murakami Mian shook his head, a bitter smile on his lips as he said helplessly, When two countries are at war, especially when we were the first to launch a surprise attack, what right do I have to hate Australasia?
If it were me, I would do the same. In fact, I even admire them for managing to grow from a colony to a power in such a short time, and even becoming a contender for world domination.
Look at us now, our already limited funds are poured into the military, and the army and navy harbor irreconcilable contradictions. Its a farce. Ive never seen such intense strife in any of the powerful nations; if this scenario played out among our enemies, we would probably have won the war by now.
"Now that Tokyo is already destroyed, why dont we try to reach out to Australasia, try to end this war, and prevent any further losses? Jigen Jiro, looking at his somewhat dispirited companion, asked word by word.