Japan in the Pacific War of successive routs, the United States bombed the Japanese mainland, and dropped two atomic bombs in succession, a large number of civilian casualties, Japan's troops and resources are not enough to fight again, in order to comply with the will of the people, so as to avoid more lives and deaths, Emperor Hirohito judged the situation, he decided to accept the unconditional surrender orders of the Allies, and formulated a surrender edict.
He knew that this would provoke fierce opposition from the young and strong factions of the military headquarters, so he prepared two radio drafts in advance and prepared them for the next day to be read to the whole world on the radio.
On the night he decided to accept the surrender, more than a thousand fanatical militants crowded into the imperial palace and asked the emperor for an edict, which meant to prevent the emperor from surrendering, and these people said many extreme words until the emperor gave them the edict and left with confidence.
The next day, when the emperor's hoarse and decadent voice was heard on the radio, these people were shocked, they could not stop the emperor's determination, accepted the Potsdam Proclamation, unconditional surrender was inevitable!
For a time, there was a big uproar, and groups of officials and soldiers gathered outside the palace gate, in their eyes, there was no future, no hope, they were born without love, frantically jumped to their feet and shouted the slogan of "Long live His Majesty the Emperor", some raised their guns to commit suicide, some used the bushido spirit to cut their abdomen, for a time, the outside of the palace lay upright, and the wailing was full of wild blood, and it was unbearable to see!
The deep-rooted spirit of Bushido, Rikusho Anan, fiercely opposed the surrender of the emperor, he felt that the Japanese were the best people, how could they easily lower their noble heads, but he was really powerless to turn things around, and his blood turned into cold blood. His eyes are dark, the country has no future, he does not want to stay in this world, he absolutely cannot tolerate those "inferior people" accusing himself!
On the afternoon of August 15, he returned home in a trance, powerless to influence the emperor's words and deeds, but he had the right to decide his own life.
After bathing and changing clothes, Anan came to the silent corridor, hummed the Japanese song "Jun's Generation", took a sip of wine and sprayed it on the sword, he carefully wiped the blade, his heart was full of bitterness and bitterness, how he hoped that the emperor would repent, continue to carry out the war, and fight with the Allies to the end, even if they died together, they would not lose the face of the Yamato nation!
However, these were his wishful thinking, a letter from the Emperor, the Allies about to set foot on the territory of the Empire, and the Emperor and one of his generals would be tied up by allied ropes and held on the bench of trial by the Big Nose of the United States. Instead of being humiliated, it's better to cut yourself off...
He did not dare to make too much noise, for fear of causing interference from his family, and he laughed bitterly: Farewell, My Majesty the Emperor!
He raised his short sword high and stabbed it into his left abdomen, then pushed the sword to the right and then up, following the spirit of Bushido, and completed the operation of cutting the abdomen.
He fell to the ground, blood gushing, but he wasn't dead yet. His brother-in-law came in, saw him hissing in pain, and asked him if he wanted to help, but he made up another knife himself, and after an hour, he finally lost his soul and returned to that world.
Ōnishi Takijiro, who organized the bombing of Chongqing and suffered hundreds of thousands of civilian casualties, chose to commit suicide by cutting his abdomen the day after the surrender news was announced, but his skills were not up to par and he did not die immediately. After fifteen hours of tragic suffering, the blood flow dried up and died, and this evil demon head could be regarded as the end he deserved...
From the time the emperor announced his surrender, a series of events followed, from the front line of the war to the Japanese mainland, from the army to the civilian population, and there were more than 20,000 fanatical war elements who cut their stomachs, shot themselves, and blew themselves up.
Even Hideki Tojo, known as the "razor", also participated in the suicide ranks, but he did not have the courage to cut his abdomen, but chose to use the pistol to point at his chest, but unfortunately the sword went sideways, and the bullet that almost passed his heart did not kill him, he was sent to the hospital by the US military to rescue him, and the end was naturally hanged and killed.
More than a month after the emperor announced his surrender, the entire Japanese nation, including soldiers on the front line, staged a violent suicide frenzy. But those young recruits cherish their lives even more, and the emperor's voice is undoubtedly good news for them, what bushido, what loyalty to the emperor, see the devil! Who wants to die? They wished for an early truce, an early return home, and a reunion with their parents and family. When they heard about the repatriation, their joy was indescribable!
The emperor chose to surrender, to retain the throne and his own life, from this point of view, he is lucky, although there are more than twenty thousand or more people martyred for the ghost of militarism, but exempted more lives, if the emperor can choose earlier, I believe that more innocent sacrifices will be avoided, what do you think?