Chapter 502 The overall situation has been decided
Okamura seemed to come with good intentions, and Nagano Shushen certainly didn't mind returning the greatest kindness: "Okamura-kun, nice to meet you." Salute, handshake, and then a hug.
Okamura's face was expressionless. Of course, this may be the best expression he should have at this moment. Politicians have always been born actors. When Okamura decided to make peace with China, he had actually got rid of his military status. With his uniqueness, he became a politician with a military background.
After Nagano came Umezu and Yamada. When Umezu shook hands with Okamura, he looked at his expression more carefully and couldn't help thinking: "Power is easy to pick up but hard to put down. This has been true since ancient times. Okamura can be decisive." Let go, this alone is worthy of my admiration, but it is a pity that no matter how wise a person is, he cannot escape the fate of destruction in the face of the general situation. There will always be someone who will be the scapegoat for this defeat, Okamura-kun, I'm sorry."
After the hypocritical greetings, Nagano Shushen invited Okamura to "sit down". After the adjutant closed the door, he said: "Then, let's start now." Then, he straightened his face, opened the folder in front of him, and whispered shouted: "First of all, I read His Majesty the Emperor's edict, Hirohito ordered so and so in such and such a year, that the Holy War in Greater East Asia has progressed to this point, and the situation of the empire has reached an extremely critical moment. In order to ensure that the empire can be in the next battle To protect the homeland, it is urgent to integrate all the military forces of the empire, and General Nagano Xiushen is specially appointed..."
Okamura Neiji originally thought that he would face everything that was going to happen today, including this emperor's order, with a peaceful mind. However, when Nagano Shushen actually started to read out, he discovered that he could not do it at all. At this point, no, when he heard that the emperor chose Nagano and exiled himself, he clearly heard a beast's roar coming from deep in his chest.
"Your Excellency Yamada has handed over the command of the Kwantung Army. Your Excellency Okamura, based on my understanding of you, you have never been a person who does not distinguish between public and private affairs, so..."
The above words were carefully considered by Nagano. He thought that saying this would take care of Okamura's vanity to the greatest extent. But what he didn't expect was that before he finished speaking, the honest-looking man next to Okamura appeared. The adjutant was actually able to do such a thing.
Okamura only brought over twenty people, and the deception was too strong. Therefore, not only Nagano Shushen but also Umezu Meijiro and Yamada Otsuzo all relaxed their vigilance. They were their adjutants and the guards arranged in the next room. , they all thought that Okamura had given up resistance. Gengshan's movements were very fast. He first stabbed a big hole in Nagano's neck with a knife, and then he kicked Nagano's adjutant away with a flying kick, while Yamada Otozo and Umezu Meijiro just screamed out. There was a gunshot. Yamada Otozo was shot in the head. He wailed and lay on the table. Between the lightning and flint, Gengshan killed three people in a row. Then, he directly killed Sanleng. He put a thorn on Umezu Yoshijiro's neck and said to him: "Let everyone else put down their weapons. Yes, this army only needs one brain, and that is Mr. Okamura. No one else can do it."
The screams and gunshots rang out, and the Japs next door could no longer hide. The wall between the two rooms was originally made specially, so as soon as a rumble was heard, the wall was knocked down by the Japs. Then, more than twenty people A heavily armed Japs rushed in.
Okamura had already stood up. He was pointed at by more than a dozen guns. He showed no fear at all. Instead, he said to Umezu Meijiro: "Umezu-kun, we are old friends. What is Tojo Hideki like?" Man, don’t you know, if the empire is really controlled by a superior soldier, have you ever thought about its ending?”
No one is not afraid of death, and Umezu is the same. He felt the coldness on his neck, and he shouted fiercely: "Okamura, you are rebelling. Do you want to betray the empire and betray His Majesty?"
"Rebellion, if it can prevent Japan from falling into hell, I don't care about rebellion. Umezu, think about it carefully and calculate how much of the empire that once had a population of 70 million is left now, and how many young and strong men are left. Don't you Do you really want to see the Yamato nation become extinct at our hands?"
"Ba Ge, Okamura, you bastard, do you think you have surrendered to the Chinese?"
"No, it's not a question of whether to surrender or not, but I will never allow the people of the Yamato nation, especially young men like them, to die. Umezu, I know you think Koizumi Toshiichiro can still save the empire, but what happened in Southeast Asia Do you really know everything about the matter? The United Fleet is over, we have also been defeated in the Battle of Malan, and the military industrial base that Koizumi spent all his efforts to build has been destroyed. Umezu-kun, the Yamato nation has never been a sore loser. As a nation, believe me, as long as our fundamentals are not lost, we will have a chance to start over again, and before that, ensuring that the country's vitality is not lost is what we should do most, but look at this bastard Tojo Hideki What are we doing, the decisive battle outside the mainland, it is exciting to talk about it, but the result, how many people were there when the reinforcements from the mainland came out, and how many are left now, we can't let our son die worthless anymore We are in a foreign country, and what we should do most now is to ensure our strength and protect our homeland."
After World War I, Japan's national form was not normal. The emergence and development of militarism made the country's politics full of deception and betrayal. The lack of supervision of weapons made every regime change in this country full of bloodshed. , just like this time, the death of Nagano Shushen and Yamada Otsuzo was equivalent to causing the local reinforcements and the Kwantung Army to lose their souls. At this time, even though Umezu was unwilling to accept it, he actually had no other choice but to surrender.
"Maybe you are right, put down your weapons. Too many soldiers of the empire have died. The empire can no longer bear this kind of damage. Instead of killing each other, it is better to stay and deal with the Chinese. Okamura-kun, I can I agree to obey your leadership, but you must agree to one condition."
"No problem."
"These generals don't understand what's going on in the court. Let them stay and deal with the Chinese. They are the last remaining warriors in the empire. Let's give them a glorious death."
"Can."
"Let's all go, take your people with you, and don't come back. Don't worry, there is a place for you in the Yasukuni Shrine."
"Hai." The leading major general bowed to Umejin, and then led everyone out.
After they left, Umezu slumped in a chair and said to Okamura: "Okamura, you will regret it. The Chinese people have no integrity at all."