It is Kokang and Changchun

　After Nakano Hiroji left, Ibaraki Hanafugi returned to studying the strategic map under the light of his desk lamp. Beyond the defensive fortifications, attacking the Tokyo metropolitan area would be even more complex.

　It’s not that they are worried that the Tokyo metropolitan area is too big to be taken down, but they are worried about the people there. If Tokyo is liberated by force, not to mention whether it will be reduced to ruins, what will happen to the safety of the people?

　In other cities, people might flee if war breaks out, but Tokyo is a metropolitan area with a population of over 3700 million. If tens of millions of people were to flee, no place in Japan, except the Kanto Plain, would have the capacity to support such a population.

　"Pop--" Ibaraki Hanasu, who was in deep thought, opened another 500ml bottle of sake and poured it into the wooden cup. This was the eighth bottle of sake she had drunk from last night until now.

　The wine in the calmed cup reflected Hua Shan's beautiful face. She stared at her reflection, then her eyes drifted away, seemingly still preoccupied with her previous thoughts.

　After a long pause, Ibaraki Hanafugi sighed, "Then we'll have no choice but to surround Tokyo and see if we can force the LDP to surrender and achieve a peaceful liberation. Tokyo can't be self-sufficient in daily necessities anyway, so I doubt the LDP reactionaries can stir up any more trouble."

　"Gulp—Gulp—Gulp..." The Du Kang tea poured into the cup was ultimately destined to be gulped down in one gulp. After finishing his drink, Ibaraki Hanafu returned to studying the strategic map.

　After a while, perhaps due to the fatigue of government affairs or the effect of alcohol, Hua Shan became increasingly sleepy. He actually fell asleep with his hand on his chin while looking at the map.

　After sleeping for an unknown amount of time, Ibaraki Hanasu was suddenly awakened by the noise outside. "What's going on..." Ibaraki Hanasu, despite feeling tired, opened his heavy eyelids and wanted to see what was going on.

　At this moment, she felt a tremor. This feeling instantly cleared her mind, "Oh no! It's an earthquake!"

　"Comrade Chairman! Hide!" At this time, guard Hirota rushed in, grabbed Ibaraki Hanafumi and hid under the desk.

　Although the shaking was modest, Hirota's reaction nonetheless demonstrated Japan's high level of earthquake awareness and his professionalism as a leader's security guard. Even if East Asian wooden structures like the Kyoto Imperial Palace were earthquake-resistant, even if they collapsed, it wouldn't necessarily have seriously damaged Ibaraki Hanafugi...

　About ten seconds later, the tremors subsided, and Ibaraki Hanafugi and Guard Hirota slowly emerged from under the desk.

　"Comrade Chairman, are you okay? Please forgive my rudeness just now..." Guard Hirota apologized to Ibaraki Hanafugi.

　"It's okay, it's just a small shock... It's normal in a desperate situation, you don't have to blame yourself." Ibaraki Hanafu patted his chest and comforted Hirota.

　Then she immediately picked up the phone, called the relevant party committees and departments, and issued an order: "This is the Chairman of the Central Committee. I now demand that the party committees and governments in areas where the earthquake was clearly felt take immediate action according to the emergency plan..."

　After making a series of phone calls, Ibaraki Hanasu finally called the agency and party organization responsible for the daily maintenance of the Kyoto Imperial Palace, asking them to inspect the entire Kyoto Imperial Palace, find out the damage to the building, and be ready for post-earthquake maintenance work at any time.

　Not long after I hung up the phone, another phone suddenly rang. This time the call was from the bottom up.

　"Hello, hello." Ibaraki Hanafu picked up the microphone.

　"Comrade Chairman, this is the Kyoto Earthquake Bureau. The preliminary earthquake measurements are in. The epicenter is not within the base area, but in Ishikawa Prefecture, a region governed by the Liberal Democratic Party. The preliminary magnitude is over 7 on the Richter scale, and more detailed data is still being calculated."

　"I understand. You must do the corresponding work on your side." Ibaraki Hanasu responded.

　"Yes!"

　After Hua Shan put down the phone, she looked back at the map of Japan. Suddenly, she had a bad feeling, "Ishikawa Prefecture... Damn, Kashiwazaki...

　The Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant is about 100 kilometers from Ishikawa Prefecture, and it's only been open for less than a week. I hope nothing goes wrong."

　Ibaraki Hanaogi has almost no trust in the Liberal Democratic Party in this regard, so she silently prays that the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant will be safe.

　The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant is the world's largest nuclear power plant, with seven units. It has been in operation since 1985 and was shut down following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident. It passed a review by the Nuclear Regulation Authority of Japan in December 2023 and was reopened on the 27th of that month.

　Due to the civil war in this dimension of Japan, the pressure on the power grid in the entire Liberal Democratic Party-ruled area has dropped by 40%, so that after the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant was reopened, only Units 6 and 7 were in operation.

　The units being turned on this time are the newest of the seven, demonstrating that the LDP is also wary of a nuclear accident. However, fearing a nuclear accident and being willing to take responsibility if one occurs are two completely different things.

　However, even though it was extremely reluctant, an accident still happened at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant.

　Tokyo Electric Power Company announced on the same day that on the afternoon of the 1st, during an inspection of Units 1 to 7 of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant in Niigata Prefecture, it was discovered that water in the spent fuel pools of the reactors of Units 6 and 7 had overflowed due to earthquake shaking, but the water did not flow outside the building and did not affect the outside world.

　Among these seven units, the five that were out of service were fine, but the two that were in operation had problems. It has to be said that this coincidence is really too unbelievable.

　After receiving the news, Ibaraki Hanafu felt like cursing and was furious. "Baka Yaro! What you said in the TEPCO report better be true!"

　It can be seen that Hua Shan was so angry that she really wanted to eat the relevant person in charge of TEPCO.

　After calming down, Ibaraki Hanaou called propaganda organizations and institutions such as Akahata and Korisuna, urging them to report on the earthquake based on facts. He also urged LDP officials to do their utmost to provide disaster relief and ensure the safety of the nuclear reactor. If necessary, the revolutionary base area government was willing to provide aid and assistance to the people in the disaster area.

　At the same time, she also instructed them to record all the inaction and misconduct of the Liberal Democratic Party in disaster relief work on the basis of seeking truth from facts, and use this as material for public opinion warfare to criticize the Liberal Democratic Party reactionaries.

　The LDP's extreme inaction in the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear accident will naturally have a significant impact on others' overall evaluation of the party. Even though the problem this time is relatively minor (at least for now), Ibaraki Hanaogi is still very angry.

　It has to be said that the Liberal Democratic Party has always been very good at making things happen. Just as there was a problem at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant, another incident occurred at Tokyo Haneda International Airport right after.

　A Coast Guard rescue transport plane collided with a landing civilian airliner during the taxiing phase while taking off from Tokyo's Haneda Airport, causing both aircraft to catch fire and resulting in a small number of casualties.

　"Ah... Can the Liberal Democratic Party be more reliable in the face of natural disasters?" Huashan, who received such shocking news again, was too tired to curse.

　Chapter 383: Full of ugliness

　Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan

　In an office in the county government, Governor Ishikawa was pacing back and forth anxiously, as if he was eagerly waiting for something.

　"We called to apply yesterday, but the Self-Defense Forces haven't come to provide disaster relief yet. It's been more than 24 hours since the earthquake. What on earth are they doing?!" The governor of Ishikawa Prefecture was furious.

　All the news coming from the county now are about urgent needs. At this moment, all the rescue forces in the entire county are operating at full capacity, but the situation is still not optimistic.

　For example, earthquakes cause fires in many buildings, and in most cases, we can only watch them being consumed by flames. It’s not that we don’t want to save them, but that we simply can’t.

　There are also constant aftershocks in the disaster area, lack of shelter, food shortages, no water and electricity, and communication interruptions. These negative conditions alone are hard enough to deal with, let alone the four-pronged approach.

　It just so happened that the governor had a distant relative living in Kansai. In order to understand the situation in the red zone, he made a special phone call to inquire. The answer he got was that Kansai was not seriously affected, but the Japanese Communist Party's response was still quick and effective.

　The governor is not sure whether what the relative said is true, but considering the information from various aspects, he can at least roughly infer that the performance of the Japanese Communist Party is definitely much better than that of the Liberal Democratic Party.

　Just when the governor's patience was exhausted and he was about to pick up the phone to call the Ministry of Defense, the phone rang first.

　"Hello, I am the governor of Ishikawa Prefecture." The governor's tone was clearly weak and tired.

　"This is the Ministry of Defense. We have accepted your request for the Self-Defense Forces to be dispatched for disaster relief. Please be patient and we will take action now." Finally, good news came from the other end of the phone.

　The governor of Ishikawa Prefecture finally breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank you for the approval. The local government and citizens can't wait any longer. They urgently need rescue and supplies. Please arrive quickly!"

　The governor thought that everything would be fine once the Self-Defense Forces were deployed. However, reality once again disappointed him. After agreeing to the request, the Self-Defense Forces took another 24 hours to enter the disaster area. He was completely confused as to why the Self-Defense Forces were hesitating.

　At the disaster site, when the people of Ishikawa Prefecture saw the Self-Defense Forces arriving in trucks, a glimmer of hope finally appeared in their tired eyes.

　When the Self-Defense Forces

　After the car stopped, the Self-Defense Force soldiers got out one after another. A man who looked like a junior officer walked up to the disaster victims and said calmly:

　"I'm sorry, because most of the roads leading into the disaster area were damaged, we had to find a road that was still intact and could lead to the disaster area, so I'm very sorry that we're late."

　The Self-Defense Forces' reasons are understandable, but their tone and expression still made local residents frown. It is hard not to wonder whether this is just a real excuse - a real excuse to cover up the Self-Defense Forces' extremely slow disaster relief response.

　"No matter what, it can't be so slow, right? We haven't eaten for the whole day, and our drinking water is almost gone!" The affected people began to complain.

　"We have several trucks loaded with food and drinking water, and you won't be hungry soon," the Self-Defense Force officer continued, and then asked the soldiers to unload the goods from the trucks.

　I saw the Self-Defense Force soldiers carrying out box after box of ready-to-eat bread, rice balls, and other foods and piling them aside. This should have been a normal scene, if you ignored the leisurely, health-conscious speed of the transportation.

　"What are you doing? Can you move it faster? My 70-year-old father can move large parcels twice as fast as you guys!" A middle-aged man at the scene couldn't hold it in any longer and started scolding the Self-Defense Forces.

　An older woman at the scene quickly chimed in, "That's right! Just ten meters from the dumping site, there's a bunch of people standing in a row, moving things around like they're passing the parcel. I can't tell if you're here to help or just put on a show!"

　"Besides water and food? Are there anything else? Medicines and so on. We also need tents. We can't be homeless in such a cold day!" Another group of people asked the Self-Defense Forces if they had anything else.

　The Self-Defense Force officer seemed somewhat bewildered by the question and replied with a smile: "Because of the damaged roads, our supply transportation has been hindered, but it will definitely happen."

　Another voice from the crowd said, "Huh? It's not another pile of paper cranes, is it? We received a truckload of supplies yesterday, and when we opened it, it was all paper cranes. They're too hard to wipe your butt with!"

　"No, no, no, that was a gift from the public. The government would not give something like this that has no practical meaning..." the Self-Defense Force officer clarified with a forced smile.

　After unloading the supplies, the Self-Defense Force began distributing them. With the Self-Defense Force maintaining order, the people lined up to receive ready-to-eat meals.

　There are always some skeptical people in the crowd. Suddenly, a voice broke out from the crowd: "Kuso! This bread will expire in two days!"

　When everyone heard the sound, they quickly checked or picked up the packaging they had just thrown away, carefully checking the production date and expiration date. It turned out that most of the food inside was close to expiration, and some even said they had expired for a while.

　This rekindled public outrage, with everyone questioning the leading Self-Defense Force officer: "You idiot! We endured hunger and cold for 48 hours waiting for you, and you're just trying to fool us with food that's nearly expired?!"

　"Food past its expiration date doesn't mean it's spoiled. As long as it's not spoiled, you can eat it..." the Self-Defense Force officer tried his best to explain.

　"Yes, you're right. When you're suffering, if someone gives you expired food, even if it's not spoiled, I wonder if you'd feel disgusted?!"

　"You can lie to yourself, but don't try to trick us into this. You looked so cool when you got out of the car just now, but your shameless and evasive excuses now are really embarrassing..."

　While the disaster-stricken people were blaming, denouncing or making sarcastic remarks about the Self-Defense Forces who were carrying out disaster relief work, Japanese netizens (whether in the base area or the Self-Defense Force-controlled areas) were also heatedly discussing the earthquake in Ishikawa Prefecture.

　Some Japanese online commentators defended the LDP's delayed response, arguing, "You simply don't understand. The LDP and the Self-Defense Forces' response was considered fast among European and American countries! If it were in the US, those troops might not even have been dispatched by now."

　Normal Japanese netizens couldn't stand it anymore and retorted, "No, buddy, you're comparing earthquake relief efforts to the worst. Shouldn't we compare who's better? The Self-Defense Forces arrived at the scene 48 hours after the accident. Do you really think that's an honor?"

　Japanese netizens continued to argue, "That's definitely better than China. Just two weeks ago, the earthquake in Gansu, China, was over 10 or 20 degrees below zero. Their victims must have suffered much more than we did."

　"Uncomfortable?" A pro-China Japanese netizen from a base sarcastically said, "They're living much better than the disaster victims in Ishikawa Prefecture. I'm just asking you: How fast did the Liberal Democratic Party respond to the disaster? Did they have tents? Did they have prefabricated houses? Did they have hotplates for cooking? Did they have stoves for heating? Did they have water, electricity, and telecommunications networks restored?"

　No, right? Yet China has done all of these, and what about the Liberal Democratic Party? How dare you come here and complain? You are just a loyal dog of the Liberal Democratic Party government, and you are a jumping clown!

　……

　Prime Minister's Office, Tokyo

　Fumio Kishida was swamped by a recent string of troubles. "How come 2024 has only just passed a few days, and already there's so much trouble?"

　"Could it be because of the ghost I encountered before? I clearly asked an Onmyoji to perform a ritual, so why am I still so unlucky?" Fumio Kishida was puzzled.

　It took Kishida a week to recover after Eve asked Yakumo Yukari to ask Saigyouji Yuuko to scare Kishida Fumio.

　During this time, he continued to go to various Buddhist temples and shrines to pray, and then he followed Junichiro Koizumi to ask for the Yin-Yang master.

　They performed various rituals and amulets to expel the evil, and then moved back to the Prime Minister's residence.

　After learning about Kishida's subsequent actions from Yakumo Yukari, Youyouko lazily yawned and grumbled, "Tsk... he doesn't care about the people but instead asks the gods and ghosts. How pathetic! Hard work is obviously better than anything else to build a country, but in the end he chose feudal superstition."

　"Forget it, let's deal with these troubles first." Fumio Kishida tried to force himself to work seriously and not think too much.

　A few minutes later, an official entered Kishida Fumio's office and handed him a document. "Mr. Prime Minister, I have just received a letter from the Red Bandits. Please take a look."

　After hearing this, Kishida became suspicious. He took the document, held up his drooping eyes, and began to read.

　The letter was sent in the name of the Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Japan. The specific content discussed issues regarding rescue teams and disaster relief supplies in the disaster area, asked whether help was needed, and then mentioned paying attention to the safety of nuclear power plants.

　"Haha..." Kishida Fumio sneered, "Forget about going to the disaster area to win people's hearts."

　"Who knows if you will take the opportunity to send spies or surveyors to collect data? You are pretending to build a plank road but secretly attacking Chencang. Do you think I don't know? This woman Ibaraki's tricks are too childish." Kishida shook his head and threw the letter into the trash can under the desk.

　Then Kishida began to instruct the official, "Well, when you go down, respond to the Red Bandits in my name and tell them to forget about sending people and just hand over the supplies to us, or just transfer the money directly. I have to go to the press conference soon, so I'll leave this matter to you."

　"Hi!"

　An hour later, Kishida was answering reporters' questions at a press conference. Reporters' cameras were trained on Kishida on the stage, and questions kept coming from those who raised their hands.

　"Mr. Prime Minister, regarding the earthquake on Notojima Island in Ishikawa Prefecture, does the government have any compensation measures?" Yumemaru Fumi, who raised his hand and was called upon in the audience, asked his question.

　"Of course there are. The government will hold a cabinet meeting on the 9th to discuss and decide on the use of fiscal reserves. This will be used for earthquake relief on the Noto Peninsula, and the amount is approximately 40 billion yen (equivalent to just over 1000 million RMB, with the yen's depreciation in the book even greater)."

　"Four billion yen? You're giving alms to beggars?" Yumeimaru Fumi was speechless and demanded, "Mr. Prime Minister, I hope you just slipped your tongue. This amount isn't even enough to rebuild a town (equivalent to a township or street in China). Are you serious?"

　Then Yumeimarufumi struck another blow: "Besides this pitiful figure, why did the government have to hold a meeting to decide this issue until the 9th? Natural disasters are no ordinary matter."

　"Uh... next question!" Fumio Kishida lowered his head to look at the Q&A script, pretending that he didn't hear it, in order to cover up his inner embarrassment.

　Reimu Maru cursed inwardly, "Tsk, I knew this guy would be like this, either answering irrelevant questions or pretending to be deaf and dumb."

　"That's perfectly normal," said Iizuna Maru Ryu (Fumu's superior) nearby. "All we have to do is ask some pointed questions and embarrass Kishida Baka, so everyone can see the hypocrisy of the current Liberal Democratic Party government."

　Then, Iizuna Maru Ryu raised her hand along with the next wave, and she was lucky enough to be chosen and became the next reporter to ask a question.

　"Mr. Prime Minister, please allow me to raise a question about the nuclear power plant. I would like to ask, it has been three days since the earthquake, and as the Prime Minister, you have never expressed any opinion on the nuclear power plant. This approach seems cowardly."

　Kishida didn't respond, but instead began to collect his documents. A nearby government official intervened, saying, "Reporters who raised their hands, please email the relevant department. We will provide a written response later..."

　Before the staff member finished speaking, an even more angry question erupted from another corner of the crowd of reporters:

　"Prime Minister, shouldn't we abandon the idea of ​​restarting nuclear power plants? Doesn't this disaster prove that restarting nuclear power plants is not feasible?"

　Kishida continued to wander around the world as if he was facing air, organizing documents without being aware of the five elements, and then shamelessly put on a smile and bowed to the press box.

　"Please answer me!" the reporter asked angrily, continuing, "Where is this 'power of listening' you're touting?!"

　Kishida continued to play dead, completely ignoring the reporters' questions, then walked off the stage with the documents indifferently and left the press conference.

　Chapter 384 The End of the Sky-High Price Taxi

　The Japanese Communist Party will naturally not give up the heads offered by the other side due to the various outrageous actions of the Liberal Democratic Party. They seized the opportunity to fiercely criticize the Liberal Democratic Party's inaction in the war of public opinion and expose its reactionary nature.

　The damage to the Japanese Communist Party base area was not serious, so it can be handled step by step. The more important thing now is to defend Kyoto. The main force of the Revolutionary Army (including the ship girls) has been transferred back to Kansai to prepare for defensive operations.

　When the main force of the revolutionary army returned to Guanxi, the troops that had been responsible for the defense of Guanxi for the past few months finally felt relieved. These soldiers who had been guarding Guanxi with great difficulty were finally able to rest in the rear for a while.

　"Thank God... Comrade Chairman, if we had delayed the liberation of Kyushu Island for a while, we would have had to prepare for street fighting with the Ground Self-Defense Force in Kyoto!"

　The commander of the 2nd Army Brigade expressed his feelings in response to the condolence call from Ibaraki Hanasu.