The gift given by Koichi Ishikawa was very valuable. Everyone present knew the value of the samurai sword with the imperial symbol. Not to mention that the samurai swords used by the imperial family and its branch families were all made with the highest manufacturing technology.
The authority and status represented by this pair of gift samurai swords are enough to make everyone moved.
An Yi accepted it very politely and generously. He understood Ishikawa Koichi's character and recalled that when they were drinking together at the Central Military Academy in Nanjing, they talked about everything from all over the world. Sino-Japanese relations from the Sui and Tang Dynasties to the Republic of China were also discussed. An Yi
I vaguely remembered that I had praised Japan's samurai sword manufacturing technology and praised Japan's achievements in the Meiji Restoration, but I didn't expect that Ishikawa Koichi would still remember it in his heart, and he would bring his family's katana as a gift when he came to China again.
An Yi firmly believes that this pair of samurai swords has no sexual purpose. It is purely an expression of Ishikawa's personal emotions. It is also a way for Ishikawa to show his sincere and honest brother Xin, and to show the credibility and character of the Ishikawa family and the current situation.
Sino-Japanese relations have nothing to do with it.
After chatting with each other for a while, the guests and hosts went to the west wing together for the banquet.
Two officials from Hebei Province who had been ignored were sitting at the banquet early. They saw a group of generals from the 17th Army coming in with relaxed expressions. They quickly stood up and greeted politely. They saw An Yi and Ishikawa Hiroshi coming hand in hand, chatting and laughing.
The two officials' eyes suddenly opened as big as copper bells. They didn't understand Shi
As for the relationship between Kawakawa Koichi and An Yi, I only know that it was Ishikawa who led his troops to capture Chengde as fast as lightning, which led to the strategic defeat of the Anjia army outside the Great Wall. He also knew that Ishikawa Koichi, who was bombed by Anjia army planes, almost died.
He died in the southern suburbs of Chengde and was sent back to the hospital for nearly a year of treatment before he could get out of bed and walk.
After An Yi gave a brief speech, the banquet began.
The generals at the 17th Army Headquarters drank a few glasses of wine and most of them left, leaving only Army Commander Hu Jialin, Director of the Political Department Huang Yingwu, and Regiment Deputy Li Jun to accompany them.
Ishikawa Koichi politely sent away a group of generals who were busy with military affairs. He felt very emotional. After having a drink with An Yi, he looked at Hu Jialin politely:
"General Hu's hometown is Cangzhou, not far to the east, right?"
Hu Jialin nodded and replied politely: "Exactly."
Ishikawa Hao nodded: "Cangzhou Wulin has hidden dragons and crouching tigers! I heard that at the Tianjin Jingwu Conference held earlier this year, those who won first place in boxing and swordsmanship were all heroes from Cangzhou Wulin.
In the competitive competitions in which famous martial arts masters from China participated, Cangzhou Wulin also came out on top. This shows that Cangzhou’s martial arts has a long history! Unfortunately, I was still in college at the beginning of the year and did not have the opportunity to participate in this martial arts event. I still feel deeply regretful!"
Hu Jialin smiled slightly: "Aren't the two people who won first place in boxing and swordsmanship both hired as instructors by your Tianjin secret service? General Ishikawa may not know that these two people have been expelled from their sects, right?
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Ishikawa Koichi was stunned for a moment, then showed a wry smile: "I'm sorry, I really don't know about this matter. It seems that the conflict between China and Japan has become very serious. Today we are reunited after a long absence. I am very happy, so I won't talk about these spoilers.
topic. I toast to General Hu. No matter how the current situation develops in the future, or whether we will fight life and death on the battlefield in the future, I don’t think it will affect the personal feelings between us. To be honest, I can’t do it again.
It is a great honor for me to meet the world-famous General Hu!"
Hu Jialin shook his head and sighed, then stood up, picked up the wine glass, touched it lightly with Ishikawa Hiroshi, raised his head and drank it all, put down the glass and said goodbye apologetically:
"General Ishikawa, there has been a lot of unrest around our defense area these past two days. As the commander of an army, I am very anxious! I have no choice but to attend to military affairs and cannot accompany General Ishikawa to get drunk and then take my leave for the time being."
"General Hu please!"
Ishikawa Koichi walked a few steps politely, sent Hu Jialin to the door, calmly returned to his seat and sat down. Seeing the two Hebei Provincial Government diplomats looking uncomfortable, he smiled and said politely:
"Wang Jun, Zhao Jun, you don't have to be restrained. If you want to go out for a walk, go ahead. An Jun and I are old friends. We want to have a few drinks and catch up on old times."
Wang Tonglin and Wang Tonglin were relieved, stood up quickly, said goodbye respectfully and left.
Huang Yingwu smiled slightly and stood up to say goodbye. However, Ishikawa Koichi politely stopped Huang Yingwu and offered him a drink. He put down his glass and bowed to Huang Yingwu and said, "I've caused trouble to Mr. Huang." Huang Yingwu, who was already a man, sighed with emotion and suddenly felt
The pressure on my body is getting heavier and heavier.
An Yi laughed and told Li Jun to set up a small table in the backyard to continue drinking. He and Ishikawa Koichi walked side by side to the yard covered by big trees, walking slowly among the fallen leaves on the ground.
"Ishikawa-kun, are you married?"
An Yi was as concerned as an old friend.
Ishikawa Koichi shook his head and said with a smile: "Not yet. Your plane blew out my intestines. I had hundreds of stitches all over my body. I went back to Japan to rest for more than a year before recovering. Then I was in my mother's vagina."
*Heart-felt visit to our family’s hot spring retreat in Hokkaido
After a period of time, before I had time to consider personal matters, under repeated urging from the military department, I went to the General Staff Headquarters to report in June this year. What about you? I heard that your two wives are both beautiful ladies from famous families.
I’m so envious of you for giving birth to a child for you!”
An Yi replied with a smile: "I have four sons and a large group of adopted sons and daughters, and the house is very lively. If it weren't for your invasion, I would definitely be holding my own children at home and living a carefree life."
Ishikawa Koichi's smile was a little bitter: "The fate of the two countries is not something I can control. By the way, I heard that Anjun has been taking in homeless children for eight years, establishing a Boy Scout school, and giving thousands of children the best
With good education and military training, many outstanding young people in the first two batches have entered the Central Army Non-commissioned Officer School in Xufu. It can be seen that Anjun was prepared for the possible war between China and Japan as early as eight years ago.
Are you ready for battle, right?"
"Yes! But I was still born too late. It would probably have been better if I had been born before the Opium War or the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894." An Yi replied readily.
Ishikawa Koichi smiled again: "Anjun is still so frank and humorous, which is admirable! Let me tell you something. Before I was injured and sent back to the hospital, Commander Nobuyoshi Muto once came to my bedside and asked me how I viewed the current situation.
Regarding the Sino-Japanese situation and the Chinese *** team, I told him directly at that time that he must pay attention to the Anjia Army and form a special department to study the Anjia Army’s tactical thinking and training methods. It would be best to do everything possible to suppress China, especially the Anjia Army’s industrial and commercial activities.
develop.
"It's a pity that Senior Muto passed away too early. No one in the proud Japanese army paid attention to my suggestions anymore. It was not until the beginning of last year that we suddenly discovered that the rapidly growing Anjiajun and the industrial groups controlled by Anjiajun had become our *
To solve the biggest trouble for the army, the military department immediately ordered the General Staff Headquarters to form a research group to conduct a systematic study of Anjun's army. However, later the hawks' military remonstrance incident occurred, and a major general and a colonel who were in charge of the research were unfortunately killed.
, the group immediately announced its disbandment.
"In June of this year, at the appeal of Doihara, Ishihara and other generals who returned to China, the team was restored. I was appointed as the team leader, and received authorization several times greater than that of my predecessor. I mobilized more than 40 experts on China issues.
The Kwantung Army and the Tianjin garrison generals worked together and finally produced a research report at the beginning of this month.
, but this group has not been disbanded and continues to conduct research. Three days ago, I suddenly received a transfer order and was urgently sent to Tianjin to serve as the deputy chief of staff of the garrison. Only when I came to Tianjin did I find out that it was Tashiro-kun, the commander of the garrison.
and Chief of Staff Okamura-kun, they were unable to do anything about the An family army, so they thought of me."
"Eh!? Why did Mr. Ishikawa reveal these things to me?" An Yi asked in surprise.
Ishikawa Koichi glanced at An Yi with a slight reproach: "You quietly established an Institute of International Relations in Southwest University of Political Science and Law, right? In the name of Southwest University of Political Science and Law, you conduct academic exchanges and analysis with universities in Europe and the United States.
, the focus of the research happens to be about the situation in Japan and the military. I think Anjun is definitely more aware of everything that is happening in Japan than the Chinese government and the generals who focus their main energy on the struggle for power, and he is very knowledgeable about this.
With full understanding and response, am I right?"
An Yi sighed in admiration: "I knew I couldn't hide it from Mr. Ishikawa. To be honest, whether it's Tashiro, Doihara or other generals, it doesn't matter in my eyes. What I worry about most is Mr. Ishikawa. You compare with
These generals, including Kenji Tohihara, Kanji Ishihara, and Seishiro Itagaki, advocated "consolidating the Northeast, stabilizing North China, taking a step-by-step approach, and taking a multi-pronged approach" which worried me even more.
"I say this not because of how well you know me and my army, but because of your objective analysis and foresight of the past, present and development trends of China as a whole, which is beyond other generals in the Communist Party of China.
What’s worrying is that your erudition and steady and humble character, as well as your overall view and keen insight into the battlefield, are terrifying!”
Ishikawa Koichi laughed: "Anjun, do we feel like we are complimenting each other?"
An Yi also laughed: "That's really the case."
Ishikawa Koichi stopped and sighed: "To be honest, I am very reluctant to face you on the battlefield. However, with my current status, I cannot change my destiny at all. The history of the Japanese army is very complicated.
Although there are not as many factions as your *** army, they still exist, and the *** army pays more attention to seniority and military exploits. In this regard, members of the royal family and generals from side families must
To respect them, we must strictly abide by military routines. Therefore, I am quietly thinking of ways to try to avoid staying in the North China Army, which is in a complicated situation and has become a thorn in the side of the army generals. If everything goes well, I may come again next spring.
Return to the Kwantung Army and continue to serve as the commander of the *** Brigade that I once held. As long as I can avoid the Anjia Army, my career will be much smoother."
An Yi stared at Ishikawa Koichi in shock, and suddenly laughed heartily: "Ishikawa-kun, I think you are much more interesting than me, haha... So, from now on, Ishikawa-kun's attack direction will be Shanxi, right?"
This time it was Ishikawa Koichi's turn to be shocked. He looked at An Yi for a while and couldn't help but reveal a bitter smile:
"Anjun, I feel more and more that my decision is right. You are too scary! I would rather hide far away than meet you on the battlefield."
An Yi nodded gratefully, took Ishikawa Koichi's hand, and walked towards the small wine table that had been set up under the big tree:
"Ishikawa-kun, I will treat you as my friend at any time. I can even promise you that you are welcome to be a guest in Sichuan South, which has never been open to Japanese people. However, as long as the Sino-Japanese war breaks out, Get up, as long as you command the army to attack the squadron, you will be my enemy. This is a matter of justice and has nothing to do with our personal feelings for each other."
Ishikawa Koichi sighed softly, his expression extremely sad:
"I understand your feelings and respect your opinions. But, like you, I love my country deeply, so let everything go as it comes! Anjun, let's not talk about these heavy topics. It's a rare meeting today. You and I should I feel that I cherish getting drunk and resting. I don’t know when we will see each other next time after we say goodbye this time..."