The headquarters of the First Town of the Volunteer Army moved to Sengakuji Temple south of Tokyo in early July. The vanguard of the troops had already moved forward to Shiba Town, and the outline of the old Edo Castle was already within easy reach.
The Japanese went out of their way to set fire to all the wooden houses in the outer towns such as Shibamachi, Akasaka, Sokanda, and Yotsuya in order to block the pace of the Chinese army that was the main attacker. After the fire was extinguished, only the outer front was left.
In the charred open space, under the blockade of machine guns, the Chinese army's attack pace was temporarily hindered, so Chen Haihui ordered the troops to stop and start tunnel excavation operations, while regularly bombarding the exterior every day.
In addition, the Chinese army set up a propaganda station outside the range of machine guns and used electric loudspeakers to shout every day.
"Brothers of the Japanese army, the coalition forces treat prisoners preferentially. Surrender and go home to see your wives." - This is the ordinary version.
"Brothers of the Japanese army, you have been surrounded. Any resistance is like a moth flying to a flame, and you can only bring about your own destruction. Brothers of the Japanese army, your family is still looking forward to your return. Do you want to see your parents in the family in agony?
"You have gained a reputation for bravery by dying generously, but what about the people left behind? Think more about your mothers and your children..." - This is the literary version.
"Brothers of the Japanese army, are you hungry? We have fragrant rice, noodles made of fine white flour, and large pieces of pork belly here!" - This is...
After shouting for several days, the effect was not very good, so the white feather fans of the Volunteer Army came up with a bunch of new ideas.
For example, they found a very cute little Japanese girl, put on a little kimono that was only worn on Women's Day, took a handball and sang handball songs in front of the trench while clapping the ball. Forget about singing handball songs, these guys also make people look younger.
The girl sings handball songs in different places every day, from the Aomori version to the Utsunomiya version (Japanese handball songs have similar melody but different lyrics in different places).
This move caused many Japanese soldiers with daughters at home to collapse. They jumped into the sea and swam over to surrender. If they walked forward, they would be machine-gunned by their own soldiers. Later, the Japanese military police strengthened the security of the coast, and these people ran to the Sumida River and drowned in the river.
, and then swam all the way out, forcing the Japanese military police to set up machine guns and searchlights on the 11th platform at the mouth of the Sumida River (a fort made up by the author) to straf the water.
However, at this time, most of the soldiers in the Japanese Kwantung Army were young and vigorous people, so there were not many middle-aged people who knew how to sing handball songs. Unlike in the late World War II, when Japan had no soldiers left, middle-aged and elderly people
Come and organize a team.
After discovering this, the White Feather Fans adopted new tactics.
They organized troops to sing Japanese folk songs together. Because the singing was so loud, the Kansai troops participating in the siege soon began to sing along, and soon a situation of "besieged on all sides" was formed. You can imagine how the Kanto troops felt during the siege, but
He was shaken, but the effect of this move to persuade him to surrender was not as sharp as the little girl's handball song before.
In view of this, the White Feather Fans changed their tactics again: This time they found a large number of geishas who originally lived in Kakugai Town. They sat outside the trenches and played and sang with their shamisen all day long. In this era, geishas
A very important item in the performance was the playing and singing of newly composed lyrics. The White Feather Fans used their white money to persuade them to use their own skills to compile a song about the miserable experiences of these days and sing it to the Japanese soldiers on the outside through a loudspeaker.
Listen - of course the big villain is the Japanese army who burned down their brothel, while the Chinese army became their savior who took in the homeless.
On July 21, a new geisha Eritchi Emi came to the Volunteer Army Hamamatsu Calling Station. This girl Eritchi Emi is not a geisha living in Kakugai Town. She lives in Kamakura and has long completed her career with her extraordinary talent.
In order to redeem himself, he opened a guest house opposite Enoshima...
This time she came to Tokyo to resume her old career to meet her sweetheart, Takakura-kun. Because of this, the content of her playing and singing was very different from that of the previous geishas.
She told about her encounter with Takakura-kun, recalling the good times they spent in Kamakura, and then confided how much she missed Takakura-kun during the days when the war started, and she was so worried about Takakura-kun's safety that she couldn't even think about anything.
She sang so emotionally that even the Chinese officers at the call station who knew Japanese could not help but be moved.
After the first round of singing, a young non-commissioned officer handed Miss Jiang Li barley tea.
At this moment, as if in response to Jiang Li's lyrics, a sad singing voice came from the direction outside Jiang.
It is the national anthem of the Japanese Empire, "Kiminoyo".
Immediately afterwards, the Shiba Gate (that's what this gate is called) gate in front of Hamamatsu opened wide, and a large number of ragged Kwantung Army soldiers poured out from the gate. At the same time, Onarimon Gate, Toranomon Gate, etc. facing the Chinese army line
All the city gates were opened, and the main force of the Kwantung Army appeared in sight of the Chinese army.
In front of the Hamamatsu position, the Japanese imperial family's seal and flags also appeared in the Japanese formation.
Soon after the soldiers appeared, a large number of civilians came into the field of vision of the telescope in the hands of the Chinese commander. The huge front line of mixed soldiers and civilians advanced at a slow pace, singing the song "Kun no Dai" like a sad song.
If this is an attack, then their pace of advance is too slow and their formation is too dense. But it does not seem like they are here to surrender. For a while, the grassroots commanders of the Volunteer Army were dumbfounded and could only
Quickly report the situation via radio and organize troops to enter the position.
It was the same on Hamamatsu's side. A white feather fan rushed up and dragged Jiang Li, who was still standing outside the trench, into the trench. Beside them, a large number of soldiers rushed to the machine gun position carrying ammunition boxes, and an ordinary-looking man next to the shouting station
In the small bunker, two soldiers lifted off the camouflage net covering the rifle...
"That coalition flag!" Miss Jiang Li suddenly exclaimed, "Takakura-kun!"
She screamed and tried to rush out of the trench, but was held down by the Chinese soldiers who surrounded her.
The woman's sad cry was covered up under the dull melody of "Kimi no Dai" and could not reach her lover's ears.
**
At sea, the bridge of the armored fortress Overlord.
Three days ago, the Chinese naval fleet destroyed the last fort at the mouth of the Sumida River, so the Overlord parked directly on the coast, preparing to use direct firepower to support the future Tokyo attack battle. And this morning, in order to witness the future battle with my own eyes
In the crucial battle, Lin Youde came to the Overlord with a streamlined entourage - his own Guards.
At this moment, Lin Youde was observing the situation on the shore with a telescope.
"Fuck, do this to me at this time, I'm going to crush your sister."
No wonder Lin Youde wants to scold his mother. He came to help the Japanese people defeat the evil dictatorship in the name of Japan's savior. If his troops shot and massacred Japanese civilians, then the name of this savior would be tarnished. So.
Lin Youde repeatedly ordered the troops to pay attention to their image and to keep in mind the three disciplines and eight points of attention. This time, it was good, he took the initiative to point the gun.
To shoot is to massacre; to run away without shooting is to show weakness.
Lin Youde thought for a while and felt that the order to shoot could be given at any time, and now he had to seize the time to save it.
After thinking about it, Lin Youde put down the telescope, turned to Ba and said, "Send me up."
Ba was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "I understand."
The navy man over there was frightened: "Mr. Lin, you can't do it. As long as we fire in this situation, the Japanese will shrink back in fear after a few hits!"
Lin Youde waved his hand, signaling them to stop talking...
"What Zhuge Liang said, attack the heart first. Look at me."
After saying this, Lin Youde walked out of the bridge and came to the deck on the side of the armored tower. He put his arm around Tomoe's waist, and the girl jumped into the air, taking Lin Youde and flying towards the location of the emperor's seal on the land.
**
As the emperor's seal suddenly stopped advancing, the "stop advancing" command quickly spread from the front of the Shiba Gate where the emperor personally set out to the entire front. Finally, the wave of broken jade gradually stopped its already slow progress.
Except for the people who came out of Zhimen Gate, no one knew what happened.
In front of the gate of Zhizhi, Chinese soldiers jumped out of the trenches one after another, and together with Lin Youde who fell from the sky, they faced the ragged Japanese army. The situation between the two sides was reminiscent of the war in the cold weapon era: the armies of both sides were facing each other in tense formations.
, the generals of the two armies came forward alone to face each other.
Emperor Meiji looked serious, and correspondingly, Lin Youde had a relaxed expression.
After looking at each other for a while, Lin Youde made the first move: "I always thought that Emperor Meiji should be a capable and responsible ruler. Now it seems that I was wrong. The most important mission of a ruler is to lead the people and put his own
A ruler who leads the people to a dead end can only fall behind no matter how hard he tries to govern."
Lin Youde spoke Japanese fluently, which made many Japanese look surprised.
Emperor Meiji sneered twice and asked: "So, Mr. Lin, what kind of ruler are you? You named your flagship 'Overlord'. Does this mean that you pursue the principle of 'Those who obey me will prosper and those who oppose me will prosper?'"
Death’s tyranny?”
Lin Youde shook his head and replied calmly: "If that's really the case, I wouldn't have just ordered the gunfire on the ship. Why would I risk it and come to this formation? It's just because I think you are too stupid and can't bear to let me do it."
The people who were happy and healthy under my rule were brought to death by you, and I am here now."
"Oh?" Emperor Meiji put on a contemptuous smile, "Then as Master Lin sees it, how will today's situation end?"
"It's very simple," Lin Youde shrugged, the expression on his face seemed to say, "You didn't think of such a simple thing." "The two of us - you and I, like men, have a duel with the knife in our hands.
.This will not only fulfill your wish to be loyal to the country, but also save the innocent people behind you. As the emperor, isn’t it natural for you to accept my proposal?"
Lin Youde was right. In the current situation, Emperor Meiji had no choice but to draw his sword and fight Lin Youde.
So without waiting for the Japanese to answer, he turned around and grabbed the command knife of the nearest army officer.
"Master Lin," the officer said with a worried look, "my knife has not been opened!"
Lin Youde waved his hand, holding the command sword still in the scabbard, and stood still in front of Emperor Meiji.
The Japanese took out the sword from his waist, raised it high above his head, and assumed an upper position.
Lin Youde did not draw the knife, but stretched out three fingers towards the Japanese.
"I'll give you three swords."
Emperor Meiji did not answer, but moved his steps carefully with his sword. Logically speaking, Lin Youde should also move his steps at this time. In this era, kendo was still a killing technique, and fighting with real swords was not the same as competitive kendo in later generations.
They are two concepts. In sword fighting at this time, the two sides often have to face off for a long time, because no one has any defense, and most of them are people who practice swordsmanship diligently. Once the sword touches the body, it may not be able to recover for a lifetime.
trauma.
Of course, a multi-person versus multi-person melee like the Shinsengumi's assault on Ikedaya is another matter.
In this kind of one-on-one duel, the first thing that is often fought for is patience and perseverance. Whoever can maintain an unyielding posture for a longer time will win...
Emperor Meiji had undoubtedly undergone rigorous kendo training. According to his usual thinking, he took up a posture and moved his steps carefully, preparing to wait for his opponent to reveal his flaws...
Unfortunately, Lin Youde stood there carelessly, without drawing his sword or pulling his horse, and his whole body was full of flaws.
Every flaw was a flaw, but Lin Youde kept talking.
"His Majesty the Emperor, seeing that you are also a martial arts practitioner, I would like to ask, what exactly is martial arts in your eyes? A way to talk about picking up girls? An excuse to show off your strong body? Or maybe..."
As a samurai, Emperor Meiji felt that continuing to endure Lin Youde's nonsense was a stain on the martial arts in his heart, so he opened his mouth and replied: "Martial arts is the pursuit of the most powerful state!"
After saying this, Emperor Meiji took a step forward, raised the sword above his head and struck Lin Youde with thunderous force.
In the end, he didn't even touch Lin Youde's side.
For a moment, Emperor Meiji had the idea of "my life is at stake". His posture was now in chaos, but it did not affect Lin Youde's situation at all. If Lin Youde drew his sword at this time, his head would definitely be in danger.
Unexpectedly, Lin Youde continued to stand there carelessly, while watching the emperor retract the sword and regain his posture, he also taunted: "It seems that you haven't reached that state yet. It's probably because of this that you can
Turn Japan into the bear it is now."
Meiji roared and stabbed at Lin Youde, but was easily dodged.
"Well, the thrust just now was not bad," Lin Youde seemed to sincerely admire, and then changed the subject, "But I know a swordsman who is good at thrusting. He uses his long sword to carry out the belief that evil must be killed, and
Compared to his thrusts that seem to penetrate everything, Your Majesty, you are just half-assed."
After all, Emperor Meiji had just recovered from a serious illness. The two blows just now made his breathing a little disordered. He had to work hard to adjust his breathing and had no time to refute Lin Youde's words.
So Lin Youde went on talking to himself: "Not only in martial arts, you are also half-assed in other aspects. You clearly led the Meiji Restoration and vowed to lead Japan on the road to prosperity, but the late Emperor Hime who supported you died.
You shrank back into the depths of the palace like a wilted cucumber, leaving all the important affairs of state affairs to that confused old woman. Now that the country is in danger, you don't want to just try to turn the tide, but you want to die and abandon the people.
Regardless, as the king of a country, this is the most serious disqualification."
After Lin Youde landed, he kept referring to the emperor as "you" and "you", and now he suddenly changed to the honorific "you", which made people feel extremely harsh.
The Emperor took a deep breath. He felt that if he didn't say anything, the battle would have been lost on another level.
"Master Lin, you are so disdainful of my martial arts. May I ask what kind of martial arts you firmly believe in?"
"My martial arts?" Lin Youde smiled. He pulled out a third of the knife in his hand, and then used his fingers to flick the unedged blade. "Isn't my martial arts expressed clearly enough? The so-called pursuit of the strongest.
Even if you reach the realm, what will happen? Your so-called martial arts, no matter how refined you are, is just a killing technique. You are not a warrior at all, but a murderer. How can a murderer talk about 'Tao'?"
As he spoke, Lin Youde returned the sword to its sheath, threw the sword to Tomoe beside him, and walked towards Emperor Meiji empty-handed.
"Sun Tzu's Art of War tells us that the ultimate in the art of war is to conquer the enemy without fighting. I think the same is true for martial arts. Your Majesty, Emperor Meiji, only those who can stop fighting are martial." With that, Lin Youde had already arrived in front of Emperor Meiji.
Stretching out the index finger of his right hand, he gently pushed away the shining sword in front of him, "Stop fighting with force, this is my martial arts."...
After saying that, Lin Youde smiled condescendingly at the Japanese Emperor from a very close distance.
Emperor Meiji was silent for a long time, then took a step back and put the long sword in his hand into the sheath. Then he leveled the sword with both hands, brought it to Lin Youde, and lowered his proud head deeply.
"I lost, Mr. Lin."
As soon as Lin Youde took the knife from his hand, he took three steps back, knelt down, and fell to the ground, his forehead touching the charred earth.
Behind him, there was a wave of kneeling people. The sea of people who were just about to break into pieces suddenly fell to their knees in front of Lin Youde.
Facing this formation, Lin Youde's first action was to raise his right hand and wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.
Then, he threw the shuriken back to Emperor Meiji and whispered: "Although I won't kill you, it doesn't mean that your sin can be erased. Please take responsibility and commit suicide to thank the world."
"Hi."
"The same goes for you guys. Just use your humble lives to pay homage to the officers and soldiers of the two countries and the common people who died unjustly in this war." As soon as Lin Youde finished speaking, the group of fat-headed and big-eared officials behind the emperor
Everyone panicked, Lin Youde snorted contemptuously, and then made a gesture, and the Chinese soldiers who had been waiting behind him swarmed forward and began to collect the weapons in the hands of the Japanese.
**
One day later, Emperor Meiji of Japan and 22 senior officials of the former Japanese Imperial Government committed seppuku in the square in front of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, marking the end of the Sino-Japanese Renyin War. On the same day, Chiemi Eri found her beloved Takakura-kun among the prisoners of war waiting to return home.