Respectfully

Chapter 149

Dalian, Lushun

After receiving the telegram from the base camp, Yamamoto Maruji's face was gloomy.

As the Siemens incident was revealed and several naval officers were arrested, the Yamamoto cabinet was forced to resign in April.The prestige of Prime Minister Gonbei Yamamoto himself also plummeted. The Yamamoto Cabinet, which was praised for revising the system of military attaches in active service, could not get rid of the stain of receiving kickbacks when it fell.

Some people even said: "When you think of the navy, you think of Gonbei Yamamoto, and when you think of Gonbei Yamamoto, you think of kickbacks. Our citizens tighten their bellies for the country, but the senior officials of the navy spend a lot of money with kickbacks."

The House of Nobles began to reduce naval military expenditures in large quantities, and the previously suppressed plan to add two army divisions was also brought up again.

The only thing that made Yamamoto Maruji heave a sigh of relief was that the cabinet of Kiyoura Kuigo, who was known as the four kings of the bureaucrats of the Yamaxian faction, was aborted. Fundamentally speaking, Okuma will not follow the lead of friends in Yama Prefecture.This is good news for Yamamoto and others who are loyal to the navy, but it doesn't stop there.

"Yamamoto-kun, the domestic situation is not good for us."

Not only is the navy at odds with the army, but these intelligence personnel are also divided into different factions, allegiance to different superiors.Yamamoto and others belong to the navy faction, and Yamamoto himself is related to the former cabinet prime minister Gonbei Yamamoto, while Kashita Iichiro and Doihara Kenji, who were imprisoned by them, belong to the army faction.They might still be able to cooperate before, but after Yamamoto tore their faces and imprisoned them and tortured them, they have completely become an endless relationship.

Kawashita and Doihara have very hard mouths. Since being imprisoned, Yamamoto has not asked anything beneficial to him from them, and his previous conjecture has not been confirmed.But he still stubbornly believed that he was not wrong.

With the new cabinet coming to power, Yoshimasa Oshima, the governor of Kanto, will no longer be suppressed. He repeatedly asked Yamamoto to release Kashita and Doihara.Yamamoto knew that he could not continue to detain Kawashita and Doihara. If he could not get a solid confession from them, he had to release them as soon as possible.

However, they have no chance to get out of here, absolutely not!

A hint of insidiousness and madness flashed across Yamamoto's face.

In the cell, Doihara leaned against the wall and focused all his attention on the conversation of the two guards outside the door. Using this method to divert his attention would make him feel that the wound on his body would not hurt so much.

"Two divisions of the Army of the Six Northern Provinces went to Manchuria and Chahar."

"Will there be a fight with Tsarist Russia?"

"possible."

"It would be great if we really fought..."

Regardless of his injuries, Doihara approached the door, wanting to hear more clearly, but the two of them lowered their voices, and he could only vaguely hear: "I heard that Minister Yamaza...the new cabinet... Prime Minister Okuma...Governor Oshima requested release..."

Frequent mobilization of troops in the six northern provinces?Manzhouli and Chahar?The Yamamoto cabinet fell?Prime Minister Okuma?

The information circled in Doihara's mind, and he seemed to have thought of something, but soon, cold sweat began to break out on his forehead, and his eyes began to turn black. After days of interrogation and only a small bowl of water and a The steamed bun made him extremely weak. The message revealed by the words of these two guards was very important to him. He had to think clearly!

Dirty fingers dug hard into the wound on his leg, and the severe pain made Doihara's cheeks tremble. He swore that if he could get out of here alive one day, he would definitely cut off Yamamoto Maruji's head himself!

Dang!

The door of the cell was pushed open, and Yamamoto appeared in front of him.

Compared with Doihara, who was in a mess, Yamamoto's clothes were clean and decent, and his beard and hair were also well-groomed. Doihara could even smell the refreshing smell of soap from him.

For some reason, such a tidy Yamamoto gave him a bad premonition, especially after seeing him slowly draw out the samurai sword from his waist, this premonition became even stronger.

"Yamamoto?!"

"go to hell!"

This is Yamamoto Maruji's decision. He can't accept his failure, let alone let these people who are "harmful" to the empire live. He wants to kill Doihara and Kawashita with his own hands, and then commit suicide.As for Oshima Yoshimasa's order to release people, he will not follow through, absolutely not!

Between life and death, Doihara exploded with great potential. He rolled on the ground at the fastest speed in his life until there was no way to retreat. All fingers were chopped off, and Yamamoto was also kicked in the stomach by him. He staggered back two steps, shouted again, and rushed up with the knife.

This time, Doihara was no longer so lucky. Yamamoto slashed his chest with a knife, then raised the blade and pierced his internal organs fiercely.

The face of the murderer and the victim was splashed with blood. Doihara's eyes widened, and he raised his hands high, trying to grab Yamamoto, opened his mouth, and said with difficulty: "Be careful... Lou Xiao , the army... Dalian..."

Blood kept pouring out of his throat, his eyes widened, and he finally swallowed his last breath unwillingly.Until his death, he never imagined that the order that should have rescued him and Hexia became their out-and-out reminder.

Before he died, out of loyalty to the empire, he wanted Yamamoto to know his speculation, but unfortunately, Yamamoto would not listen to a word he said.

The madness and darkness of the Japanese can be clearly seen in Yamamoto.

After killing Doihara, Yamamoto didn't wipe the blood on his face at all, and turned around and walked into Kawashita's cell. When he came out again, Kawashita, the head of the Kanto Governor's Intelligence Department, also fell in a pool of blood.

This day is the sixth year of the Republic of China and the third year of Taisho in Japan, May 1914, 5 in the Gregorian calendar.

In another historical time and space, on the land of China, Kenji Doihara, who committed heinous crimes against the Chinese nation, this war criminal who refused to admit his crimes until his death, died at the hands of the Japanese.

He will not rest in peace.

Yoshimasa Oshima didn't see Yamamoto releasing him for a long time, and he brought him to the cell in person. Seeing the scene in front of him, his eyes widened.

Yamamoto Maruji committed suicide while sitting on his knees in front of the cell door. A sharp short knife slashed open his entire abdomen. His head was chopped off and fell into the arm that was wrapped around his chest while holding the knife handle tightly.

Several people who followed him committed suicide, as did Kashita Iichiro and Doihara Kenji.

"Damn! You bastard!"

Regardless of the respect for the dead and the honor of the samurai, Oshima Yoshisho kicked Yamamoto's body over, this damn bastard!How dare he disobey his orders!

"Your Excellency Oshima, how should I explain to Military Officer Sakanishi? And the country..." If the base camp finds out, right under the eyes of Oshima Yoshimasa, the excellent intelligence personnel of the empire are so killing each other, they will be severely reprimanded It is definitely unavoidable, coupled with Yamamoto Maruji's background, I am afraid that his official position will not be guaranteed, and he will be completely idle when he returns to China.

"The news must be strictly sealed."

This matter must be concealed, even if it cannot be concealed, it must be concealed!However, so many intelligence personnel died at the same time, or in this way, what kind of excuse should they find?

When Oshima Yichang was in trouble, one of his subordinates found the body of Pan Guangxing's brother-in-law in a cell.

"Chinese people?"

"Yes, Your Excellency."

"very good."

Looking at the corpse, Yoshimasa Oshima smiled.

Soon, a Chinese spy sneaked into the Kanto Governor's Mansion to steal information. After being discovered, he blew up a bomb and died with the discoverer, which was published in various newspapers in Dalian.Two Japanese newspapers in Lushun even claimed that the Chinese intelligence agent was only stealing information on the surface, but in fact he was trying to assassinate the governor of Oshima Yoshima.It's just that he failed to succeed, but it also caused great losses to the Dudu Mansion.

In this explosion, seven people including Minister of Intelligence Ichiro Kashita, staff member Kenji Doihara, and staff member Yamamoto Maruji died on the spot or were seriously injured.

Photos of Huaxia intelligence personnel were published in newspapers, and their identities were only fabricated at will.What Yoshima Oshima needed was just an excuse, but he didn't want to. His move triggered a series of subsequent events.

"The Empire of Japan absolutely cannot allow such a thing to exist!"

"This is a provocation to the empire, an insult!"

"Kill the Chinese!"

"Kill these shameless people!"

"They don't deserve such a rich land!"

"The Chinese government must apologize publicly! And completely cede Dalian to Japan!"

The Japanese and Korean expats in Lushun held newspapers and carried slogans to launch a demonstration. The news spread back to China. The newly appointed Okuma Cabinet also attached great importance to this incident. After all, Yamamoto Maruji is a relative of Yamamoto Gonbei, and Doi Hara Xianji is also an excellent intelligence officer.At the same time, it was a coincidence that all the Japanese intelligence personnel died this time, which made the base camp have to suspect that this was simply the Chinese who deliberately destroyed Japanese intelligence points!Let Lushun's Dudufu lose its "eyes" and "ears".

The Huaxia people are preparing to take back Dalian!

Oshima Yoshizhang played tricks and self-defeating, one stone caused a thousand waves, and the incident became more and more troublesome.

Facing the Japanese protests, Huaxia responded very strongly. Major newspapers in Huaxia wrote articles calling it a shameless slander!Some people even think that this is a signal for Japan to launch a war against China.

Didn't the Japanese also find excuses to provoke repeatedly during the Sino-Japanese War?

Students and progressive youths in the capital, the six northern provinces, and Shanghai organized massive demonstrations and speeches, shouting slogans, and boycotted Japanese goods.The Japanese expatriates who had lost their concessions had a hard time living in China. They hid in the concessions of other countries one after another, and the marchers almost clashed with the soldiers in the concessions.

Pan Guangxing's family also saw the photo of "Huaxia intelligence personnel" in the newspaper, and Pan Guangxing's wife even recognized the deceased in the photo as her younger brother.When the intelligence personnel sent by Xiao Youde told her the truth of the whole incident, she was completely stunned.

Her husband died, was she killed by her brother?

Her brother is not a hero of assassination, but a traitor?

No, she doesn't believe it!

Mrs. Pan's eyes were red: "It's all you! It's all your fault! Cut off my brother's hand and forced Guangxing to do such a thing! It's all your fault!"

The intelligence officer didn't argue with her, but pushed away her hand that was grabbing her clothes, nodded to brothers Pan Zhenxue and Pan Zhenwu who were standing aside, left an envelope in their hands, and turned to leave.

Inside the envelope was enough money for the Pan family of three to live worry-free for the rest of their lives.

Mrs. Pan fell down on the chair and wept. Brothers Pan Zhenxue and Pan Zhenwu also had red eyes.

Their father, dead.

"Zhenxue, Zhenwu, you want to avenge your father and uncle!"

"Revenge?" Pan Zhenwu, with his military temper, blurted out with resentment and anger regardless of his elder brother's obstruction: "Dad was killed by uncle!"

"Zhenwu?!" Mrs. Pan raised her voice in disbelief, "They were obviously killed by the Lou family!"

Pan Zhenxue used all his strength to hold Pan Zhenwu, who was gritting his teeth, "Zhenwu!"

"Brother!" Pan Zhenwu said angrily, "You think the same as your mother?!"

"No." Pan Zhenxue shook his head. He patted Pan Zhenwu on the shoulder, turned his head and said to Mrs. Pan, "Mother, you know better than us what kind of person uncle is. Why did you lose your job in the soap factory? Don’t you think our brothers don’t know if you don’t say it? Dad suddenly got so close to the Japanese, do you think Zhenwu and I won’t think too much?”

"Zhenology..."

"Mother, how did father die, how did uncle die, and whether what that person said just now is true, you should think about it carefully."

There was a coldness in Pan Zhenxue's tone, which shocked Mrs. Pan even more than Pan Zhenwu's anger.

"Please take this girl away." Pan Zhenxue pushed the envelope to Mrs. Pan, "I made it at the Road Administration Office, and I will be transferred to the Anshan Railway Bureau next month. After a few trips home, I decided to finish my father's funeral as soon as possible. Even if my father's remains cannot be found for the time being, I still have to set up a tomb for my father. In the future... I will find my father's orphan sooner or later, and let him be buried in the ground for the future. install."

Pan Zhenxue's tone was calm, but Mrs. Pan's heart became more and more flustered, because he only mentioned Pan Guangxing, and he mentioned a word about his uncle.

"After my father's funeral is over, mother will see if I should go back to my hometown or continue to live here? If I continue to live here, should I change the girls in the family?"

"Zhenxue, your uncle..."

"Mother!" Pan Zhenxue looked at Mrs. Pan fiercely, and the expression on his face finally changed, "I don't have a father anymore, don't force me to stop recognizing you as a mother! I don't have an uncle!"

It was the first time Pan Zhenwu saw his elder brother like this, he opened his mouth, but found that the anger in his heart was deeper than that of his elder brother, so he didn't say anything at all.

After the two brothers discussed Pan Guangxing's funeral, they split up to make preparations. They only said that Pan Guangxing was out of business and died of a serious illness.Pan Guangxing used to work for the government, spied on Japanese intelligence many times and made credit for it, which should not be made public at this time anyway.

Pan Zhenxue knew it, and so did Pan Zhenwu.

Their father is a hero in their hearts, a hero who died for the country and the nation, that's enough!

In history, there have been countless unsung heroes like Pan Guangxing who died for the country and nation, but their names and past were run over and buried by the wheels of history like sand and dust, and no one except their descendants would remember them.When the only relatives who knew about it also passed away one after another, everything about them will disappear in the long river of time without leaving a trace.

Pan Guangxing was unfortunate, but he was also lucky. Compared with Xiao Shanqing and Xiao Shanlong who also died for the country and the nation, at least he died as a Chinese...

After Brother Pan Zhenxue left, Mrs. Pan sat alone in the living room, staring blankly at the cold tea on the table, tears began to slide down her cheeks, and fell on the edge of the table silently.

On May 26, the leading troops of the new No.15 Division and the new No.16 Division of the six northern provinces arrived in Manzhouli and Chahar respectively.

On May 27, President Lou Da finally gave a positive response to Japan's continuous protests and even threats. He directly said to Minister Shanza: "I, Lou Shengfeng, were not frightened!"

On the same day, Vice President Song Zhou, Director of the Supervisory Council Sima Jun and other powerful factions in the government issued a joint telegram to support and support all the resolutions and actions of the coalition government and the President.

On May 28, the governors of Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Hubei, Guizhou, Guangdong, Guangxi and other provinces also issued telegrams to support the coalition government resolution!

On May 29, Guanbei's "Celebrity" magazine had a special supplement, printing the telegrams sent by Lou Shengfeng, Song Zhou, Sima Jun, and the provincial commanders in black and white, and accompanied by military uniform photos of the provincial commanders. The first is a sentence that Marshal Lou once said to the Russians in Manchuria: "If you want to fight, then fight!"

On May 105th, the Japanese army stationed at Wafangdian Station of the South Manchuria Railway was suddenly attacked by artillery fire from the Chinese army. Heavy artillery shells over [-]mm were thrown down, and a Japanese army squadron stationed here and Wafangdian Station were melted together. Flour.

Deng Haishan, the artillery regiment commander of the Independent Brigade, put down his binoculars and smacked his lips. My good guy, I'm afraid there will be no living creatures left.

"Tuan Zuo, are you still fighting?"

"Fight!" Deng Haishan stared, "The young marshal ordered that half of the base be hit, and no one in Wafangdian will be able to breathe!"

"Yes!"

The cannons sounded again, and the Japanese soldiers who had escaped before were not so lucky this time, and they went to meet their Amaterasu god in the flames and choking black smoke.

Before the Japanese could react, Marshal Lou had already energized the whole country. The Japanese garrison at Wafangdian provoked and fired at the Chinese army stationed at Dashiqiao Station, killing one Chinese soldier and wounding two others. The Chinese army was forced to fight back. .It is hoped that the Japanese side will not go its own way and deliberately provoke the war again.

Along with this telegram, there were two photos published in the newspaper, one was a Chinese soldier who was hit in the chest by the Japanese army and "died" on the spot, and the other was a fierce Japanese soldier holding a bayonet.

Zhan Changqing changed his usual meekness, and immediately sent a note to the Japanese envoy, sternly stating that China's patience is limited, and if Japan continues to provoke, the Japanese side will bear all the consequences.

The Japanese minister was so angry that the British wanted to back up Japan and find fault with China, but found that the Chinese army was really just fighting back. After the shelling, no Chinese soldier entered Wafangdian at all.

On the surface, Wafangdian is actually still under the control of the Japanese, and the Chinese army is quite "restrained".

But actually?

In the Fifth Division stationed in Dalian, no matter how brave the soldiers are, when they hear that they will be sent to Wafangdian, they will immediately appear in such and such a situation.Either get sick or suffer serious trauma. All of a sudden, the military hospital was almost overcrowded. Lieutenant General Otani Kikuzang, the commander of the Fifth Division who came from the base camp to Dalian, saw the scene in front of him. He almost thought that what he was leading was no longer the brave and fearless Hiroshima samurai, but the group of Osaka peddlers from the Fourth Division.

But after learning about the situation in Wafangdian, Lieutenant General Dagu remained silent.

It is true that the troops from the six northern provinces did not actually occupy Wafangdian, but they bombarded Wafangdian almost as a matter of routine. Once they discovered that Japanese troops entered Wafangdian, apart from anything else, they would be bombarded with shells.

Now Wafangdian doesn’t even have a hidden place, and it’s even more impossible to dig trenches. It’s nonsense to say that shells won’t fall into the same crater. It’s such a large area, and the land is plowed almost every time. Same, nowhere to hide!

The Chinese army seemed to have no intention of entering Wafangdian, but if the Japanese army wanted to enter, they would definitely be bombarded.

In this way, from Wafangdian to Dashiqiao became a vacuum.

Lieutenant General Da Gu and Commander Da Dao have received definite news that they were bombarded before. It is the independent brigade of Lou Xiao's direct line of troops. Only this army has such fierce artillery.

Both the Japanese and Korean nationals in Dalian began to panic. Even the Japanese warships docked in Lushun Port could not make them feel safe.Once the opposing Chinese army came over, all the warship could provide was artillery support.

But judging from the current situation, no one can guess what the Huaxia people are going to do, whether they will really attack Dalian, or just spend it with the Fifth Division.If Kenji Doihara was still alive, maybe he could give some advice to Yoshimasa Oshima and Lieutenant General Otani, but unfortunately, he died, at the hands of the Japanese.

On June [-], Mrs. Lou returned to Guanbei from the capital on the presidential train with Lou Ershao.Along with her was the fifth aunt and the second aunt.Originally, the fourth aunt also wanted to come back, but Mrs. Lou said that there must always be someone in the presidential palace. The fourth aunt understood it too well, and said with a smile: "Madam, don't worry, I will never let those ignorant people take advantage of it."

When the special train pulled in, Li Jinyan came to pick it up in person. Marshal Lou had already left with the Independent Brigade. The situation in Dalian was becoming more and more tense. The border between Manzhouli and Chahar was also full of sparks, and a fight could start at any time.Mrs. Lou chose this time to return to Guanbei. Li Jinyan's heart was raised in his throat from the moment he received the telegram.

It wasn't until Mrs. Lou got off the train with Lou Er Shao safe and sound that Li Jinyan's heart was half relieved. After several people got into the car, the motorcycle in front opened the way, and the truck behind them pressed the line, he was still not at ease.

"Look at you child." Mrs. Lou smiled and pinched Li Jinyan's face, "Don't worry, the more you can't show your cowardice at this time, besides, they don't have the courage to do it at this time."

Mrs. Lou's words were indeed reasonable, but Li Jinyan was still worried.

"Mother, that's what I said, but..."

"Okay, am I okay? Come on, give me a hug."

As he spoke, he put Lou Er Shao in his arms on Li Jinyan's lap, and tapped his arm, "I haven't seen you in a few months, Ruier, let's have a sweet kiss with your elder brother Yan."

Lou Er Shao grabbed Li Jinyan's arm, stepped on his leg to stand up, and kissed Li Jinyan's face with a slap.After kissing, she smiled like a flower again.

"Brother... Brother Yan!"

Li Jinyan's heart was shot by an arrow, and a string of pink bubbles appeared above his head.

In other words, when Young Master Lou was young, did he also...Think of a very unbelievable scene, Li Sanshao silently covered his face and shook his shoulders...