In Cangnan County, in the command of the Japanese 6th Division, Colonel Junhisa Ikeda stood respectfully and reported to Hisao Tani, saying that he had completed the instructions of the division commander and had gathered all the Chinese people in Cangnan County, and was waiting for his order. He can be escorted to the front line as soon as possible.
Hisao Tani adjusted his glasses and smiled sinisterly: "Very good." Then he asked: "Where is Zhao Kuan, what did he say?"
Ikeda lowered his head and said: "Zhao Kuan said that he did not receive an order from Lord Matsui, so he could not."
"Ba Ge, I am the frontline commander now, and I have the final say in everything. Ikeda, let's go, you take me there."
"Hai."
Zhao Kuan was the commander of the Puppet Ningbo Security Brigade who accompanied the Japanese army to attack Fuding. When Hisao Tani rushed to the Puppet Security Brigade station aggressively, he was told by Zhao Kuan's men that the commander had gone to the 9th Division and was not in the camp. In the middle, Hisao Tani glanced at the camp of the Puppet Security Brigade with a gloomy face, and found that this puppet army, which he had always looked down on, was actually quite dignified in setting up camp. He curled his lips coldly and said to Ikeda and others: "Then let's go to the 9th Let’s join the division.”
In the headquarters of the 9th Division, Zhao Kuan was asking Okuichiro to come forward and persuade Hisao Tani not to involve the people in Cangnan. He said sincerely to Okuichiro: "Your Excellency, the imperial army is committed to the common prosperity of Greater East Asia. We wholeheartedly support the purpose of entering China. Therefore, the people in the occupied areas are actually the subjects of His Majesty the Emperor. His Excellency Hisao Tani now wants to take the people of Cangnan hostage to launch an offensive against Fuding. This goes against the original intention of the imperial army. Well, Your Excellency, the common people are innocent, please come forward and speak out and ask Your Excellency Hisao Tani to cancel this decision."
Frankly speaking, Okuichiro looked down upon Hisao Tani's use of such tactics, thinking that it was a cowardly act that undermined the prestige of the imperial army. However, he also knew that after last night's battle, Hisao Tani had been stimulated to madness, and just now, The aviation force of the United Fleet suffered another defeat at Fuding. In fact, they had lost the chance to make a comeback. In this way, there was no way they could break through Fuding without resorting to extraordinary measures.
No matter in terms of personality or military style, Okuichiro and Hisao Tani are two different types of people. Taking their attitude towards puppet army officers such as Zhao Kuan as an example, Hisao Tani has always maintained a condescending attitude and frequently scolded Zhao Kuan and others. , completely behaves like a master; and although Okuichiro is very disdainful towards Zhao Kuan and others in his heart, he at least behaves very kindly on the surface. This is why Zhao Kuan takes the initiative to come to him to intercede. As for why Zhao Kuan is nervous This incident was, on the one hand, because his conscience was still intact, but on the other hand, he was aware of and feared the Xuebing Army's policy towards traitors. It was also related to the trend of the war. The Japanese army assembled more than 500,000 troops to besiege the Xuebing Army. Kuan originally thought that the Xuebing Army would definitely be doomed this time, but as the war situation developed, first the 11th Army was wiped out, then the 5th Army suffered heavy losses on the Shangying Battlefield, and the South China Front Army failed to attack Fuding. Overnight, the Xuebing Army was defeated. The soldiers achieved great victories on both fronts, annihilating more than 30,000 enemies. This morning, they destroyed more than 100 Japanese aircraft in one fell swoop. He was not stupid. He immediately realized that the outcome of this battle was unpredictable. Maybe it will be the Xuebing Army,
With this thought, he had to consider his escape route. He happened to discover that Junhisa Ikeda of the 6th Division was hunting down local people throughout the city. He was sensitively aware of Hisao Tani's intentions behind it. After thinking about it again and again, he not only refused He obeyed the order of Hisao Tani from Ikeda, and plucked up the courage to come to Okuichiro to speak out, hoping that he could come forward to persuade Hisao Tani not to do such an extreme thing.
Okuichiro is very weird. On the surface, he agreed to Zhao Kuan's request, but in his heart he was not prepared to intervene in the matter. He considered himself aloof and would not use this method, but he also knew that in the current situation, it could not be broken unless this was the case. At the deadlock, he was promising Zhao Kuan that he would go to Hisao Tani and ask him to cancel this order. His subordinates came in and reported that His Excellency Tani Hisao had arrived. He stood up and smiled and said to Zhao Kuan: "Zhao Sang, "Cao Cao, Cao Cao will be here soon, come on, come with me to meet Commander Gu Shou."
Zhao Kuan knew Hisao Tani was here to find him, and was a little panicked. He gritted his teeth and stood up and followed Okuichiro to greet him. He walked out of the headquarters of the 9th Division and happened to meet Hisao Tani face to face.
Hisao Tani nodded to Okuichiro first, then fixed his eyes firmly on Zhao Kuan, and said with a smile: "Commander Zhao is so arrogant, Ikeda can't help but ask me to come to you personally. .”
His attitude made Zhao Kuan feel numb, and his ruthless aura suddenly dropped. He looked at Okuichiro, hoping that he could intervene, but he saw the latter smiling as if it was nothing to do. With a high-spirited posture, he secretly spat in his heart: Mahler Gobi, the old fox, with a smile on his face said to Hisao Tani: "Your Excellency, you have misunderstood. I did not receive orders from Lord Matsui, so I dare not leave my post without permission."
Matsui Iwane's order to Zhao Kuan was to lead the puppet security brigade to suppress the place. His explanation made sense, but it gave Hisao Tani an excuse. The old Japanese man said aggressively: "You also know that you must be loyal to your duty, hum. , I have gathered all the Chinese pigs in Cangnan together. As the ones responsible for suppressing them, why don't you follow suit? Zhao Kuan, how dare you disobey my military order."
After the old devil finished speaking, his goldfish eyes popped up. After hearing this, Ikeda Junjiu behind him stepped forward and pulled out his command sword, cursing: "Bage Yalu, Zhao Kuan, I think you are tired of living." ." He was about to chop, but several of Zhao Kuan's men saw him and drew their guns without hesitation. One of them pointed a gun at Ikeda Junhisa's head and shouted in a deep voice: "Put down the knife."
Ikeda Junkyu just found Zhao Kuan to send an order, asking him to cooperate with his actions, but he was refused. He felt very humiliated and had already suppressed his anger. At this time, he took advantage of the situation and took advantage of it. He obviously did not expect Zhao Kuan's men. He still had the guts to point a gun at himself. In shame and anger, he swung his knife and struck Zhao Kuan down, shouting: "Eight grids."
"Ta." He commanded the sword and raised it above his head, and the bolts of several shell guns were opened in unison. Seeing that a bloody conflict was inevitable, Okuichiro finally came forward. He shouted in a deep voice: "Stop it." Then. He walked forward, slapped Ikeda Hisashi with a loud slap in the face, and cursed: "Ikeda Junkyu, what do you want to do? Do you want Xuebingjun to see a joke?"
Then he said to Zhao Kuan: "Zhao Sang, this is how you teach your subordinates, and you actually dare to point a gun at the imperial army."
When Zhao Kuanneng became the commander of the pseudo-Ningbo Security Brigade, he must have two brushes in his hands. With a sinister face, he glared at Junhisa Ikeda without any fear, then bowed to Okuichiro, and turned to several people. One of his subordinates cursed: "Assholes, who asked you to draw your guns? Why don't you put them away? Do you want to rebel?"
Several of his men immediately put away their guns after hearing this.
Junhisa Ikeda was slapped in the face in public, and the humiliation he suffered was great. Hisao Tani glared at him first, and then said to Zhao Kuan: "Captain Zhao, I think you are the one who wants to rebel. "Then he waved his hand behind him and said, "Get these crazy guys down for me."
Junhisa Ikeda had a gun pointed at his head by the puppet army. This was a huge humiliation for the Japanese officers of the 6th Division. The group of people behind Hisao Tani were already filled with jealousy. Hearing the words "Hai!" If you pounce on someone, you will take them.
Okuichiro stood up again and stopped them. He looked at Hisao Tani and Zhao Kuan, and finally his eyes fell on Hisao Tani's face, and said: "Tani Hisao-kun, we are all soldiers. It is inevitable that we will be a little excited when the war is not going well. Everyone is thinking about it. In the service of His Majesty the Emperor, let’s just forget about this matter. Brigadier Zhao, why don’t you come over and apologize to His Excellency Gu Shou.”
Zhao Kuan gritted his teeth and stepped forward, bowed to Hisao Tani and said: "Your Excellency, you guys are not sensible, please forgive me." Hisao Tani snorted and said, "I won't do it for Oku-kun's sake. I've argued with you, now, gather the troops and follow me to Ximen, we will capture Fuding no matter what today."
Zhao Kuan gritted his teeth and said nothing, waved his hand: "Let's go." He led his men and walked quickly towards the army camp.
Hisao Tani shouted from behind: "See you again in Ximen in half an hour. Brigadier Zhao, don't make a mistake." After shouting this, he said to Okuichiro: "These Chinese villains are becoming more and more outrageous. One day, I will kill them all."
Okuichiro was noncommittal and said: "Taniju-kun, I have questions that I want to ask you in person. Come on, let's go in and talk."
The two people entered the back room. Okuichiro dismissed everyone and said to Hisao Tani: "Tani Hisao-kun, I have something unclear. Have you thought about the consequences of doing this?"
Hisao Tani was stunned for a moment, then said: "Ojiu-kun, did Zhao Kuan say something to you? Do you need to take the Chinese dog's words seriously?"
Okuichiro shook his head and said: "It's not because of him, but because of Ouyang Yun. You should know what happened to the plague in Nagoya last year."
Hisao Tani sneered: "Are you worried about the revenge of the Chinese people? Oku-kun, I am not criticizing you. You are not aware enough. What do you think the nature of this war is? No matter which side of China and Japan loses, it will still be able to survive in a hundred years." Can you turn over? It seems that you still don't understand the determination of the base camp to solve the incident in Southeast China."
Okuichiro frowned slightly. He remembered that Hisao Tani had been recalled to the country for a period of time, and wondered if he knew some secret information. He asked tentatively: "As for the base camp."
"Do you know that Koizumi Toshiichiro is Yamamoto-dono's most trusted aide, Oku-kun? This matter is an imperial secret. You must not mention it to anyone in the future. This Koizumi and Ouyang Yun of the Xuebing Army, they both Not a person of our time."
"Um."
"They come from later generations. Mr. Koizumi mentioned the future of the two countries. He said that China later rose again, and his purpose of coming here is to prevent China from ever getting over."
"There is such a thing."
"Yes, think about it, can those weird weapons of the Xuebing Army be made with the industrial foundation and scientific strength of the Chinese today? They are all successful products plagiarized by Ouyang Yun from later generations. Therefore, Ouyang Yunhe Xuebingjun must not stay."
"I see."
"Ojiu-kun, this is the first time I have mentioned this to other people, so please keep it a secret."