When the Japanese Emperor announced his surrender, Okamura Ninji, who had an army of 1.05 million, had his first reaction?
Introduction: On August 15, 1945, the commander-in-chief of the Japanese invasion of China, Okamura Ningji, paced alone in his room, anxious in his heart, quietly waiting for a telegram from Tokyo. At this time, Japan has become a mess, and various messages have been scattered. Some speculate that the emperor has secretly reached an agreement with the Americans, and will soon officially announce his surrender. Some people want to resist the emperor to the end, and they would rather be crushed than tiled.
Okamura was over sixty years old, graduated from the Army Non-Commissioned Officer School, and has not been involved in politics. As a general who concentrated on leading soldiers to fight, he always kept in mind that "soldiers take obedience to orders as their duty." After the Japanese emperor came to power, Okamura Ninji was greatly valued. Okamura often expressed gratitude for this. If the Emperor wants him to fight to the end, Okamura will have no choice. In 1937, Okamura came to the United Front of China, holding 1.05 million elite army in his hands, and pinning the emperor's high hopes on him.
Soon after, the secretary sent a telegram from Tokyo, which read, "The worst outcome is a foregone conclusion." Okamura suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and he panicked inside. As a general who has been fighting for decades, Okamura naturally understands that the worst outcome is to concede defeat and surrender. The resourceful Japanese general could only be described in four words at this time, that is, overwhelmed. Okamura was slumped in his chair, as if he had seen the end of tomorrow. Okamura turned on the radio, and Emperor Hirohito was making a declaration of surrender. Suddenly, millions of Japanese soldiers heard the news.
Some of the young officers went completely mad, and they didn't believe the emperor would make such a choice. In the courtyard, the Japanese soldiers chose to commit suicide one after another, and the vast majority of them quietly opened the city gates and prepared to surrender to the Chinese army. Okamura's heart was bitter, and the invasion plan he had painstakingly managed for decades finally failed. He knew Emperor Hirohito very well, but the Emperor abandoned him. Through his secretary, Okamura learned the inside story of the negotiations between the emperor and the Americans. The charge of waging a war of aggression will fall on the top brass of the Army, and Okamura Ninji will die.
Conclusion: Okamura Ninji hurriedly ordered someone to contact Chiang Kai-shek, who wanted to fight for his future. On September 9, 1945, Okamura signed a surrender instrument in the city of Nanjing. Later, Chiang Kai-shek hired Okamura Ninji as a military adviser, and he was able to escape. Okamura was so grateful to Chiang Kai-shek that he planned for him to start a civil war. After chiang kai-shek's successive defeats, Okamura ran back to Japan. After that, Okamura Ninji's allied top brass actively interacted, and he was not held accountable in the end, and lived until 1966.