EBE Chapter 722: Doing this just for the future
Chapter 722: Doing this just for the future
Film. Liu San just handed out a whole bunch of film.
There are not only photos of the Army's wanton massacre, but also photos of the Marines' massacre and piles of corpses.
Takahashi Ichi really didn't understand why this person was not worried about affecting the reputation of the mountain city.
Xiao Ya listened carefully, hummed, and placed the teacup on the table before smiling. "Who would believe that it was Shancheng who did it? You've forgotten that Shancheng and the Japanese army are sworn enemies. How could we possibly be colluding with each other? If you tell anyone about this, no one will believe it. As for why I stayed, it was just to be on guard against any eventuality."
"Just in case of an emergency, what do you mean, ma'am?" Takahashi could believe that the other countries wouldn't think Yamashiro was involved. But the other "just in case of an emergency" was something he couldn't understand.
He thought for a moment and asked tentatively, "Madam, do you still believe that there is a possibility for Ying and us to remain at peace?"
"Why not? The interests of nations are the most important. As for casualties, they won't affect them at all. For certain interests, they will naturally negotiate peace with you."
Having said that, Xiao Ya stood up and walked to the edge of the platform. Gao Qiao also stood up and stood behind her, waiting for the answer.
"That's what I need to do. No matter where they are, the people are the most powerful. If they ever intend to make peace with you, these things will naturally appear in all their cities within three days. I think their choice will be easy at that time."
The corpses of imperial soldiers piled up like mountains. Japanese soldiers who raped women with wild laughter. If they still choose to make peace, then wait for the change of dynasty and the cabinet members to be beaten to death by the angry people.
"Madam, your opinion is excellent. If we do this, Fog City will definitely fight our Empire to the bitter end, and Mountain City will also be able to gain more supplies."
Isn't that what you do?
Xiao Ya looked at the patrol ship about to leave the dock and hummed, "Yes, of course, there is another reason, and that is for your Excellency the General."
"General, what does this have to do with him?" Takahashi was a little confused. The general seemed to have only issued an order for the Marines to assist the Army in occupying this place, and he didn't do anything else.
"Awen once said that your general is an excellent commander, and our Mountain City lacks such talents. Leaving him here will make it easier for him to become our naval commander in the future. Whether he is sincere or not is not important. What matters is that he serves us well."
Forget it, I'd better not tell the general this last reason. Otherwise, he will definitely die of suffocation.
And judging from what the lady said, worrying about the peace talks between Britain and the Empire is probably just a side reason. The real reason is actually to prepare for the general to join the mountain city in the future.
"Let's go, some things need to end." Xiao Ya said while looking at the Governor's Mansion not far away.
In Changsha, Nanzō Yunko returned from the headquarters and sat down. Nakamura poured her some tea and said with a smile, "Miss, it seems the General was worrying too much this time. Nothing will happen in Kyoto. After all, Matsui Ikki will definitely report back as soon as he returns."
"You seem to be convinced that this time, there will be no danger." Nanzō Yunko smiled after taking a sip of tea. "If I tell you that this is not the end, but the beginning, would you believe it?"
"That's impossible. Could it be that Matsui Ikki would go back on his word and not tell the higher-ups about this? If that's the case, then he'd be a sinner."
Nanzō Yunko gestured for him to sit down and said, "No, he will tell. After all, he has returned after laying down his weapon. He doesn't have the strong background of Nakamura Masao, so he needs an external factor to clear his name from responsibility. That is the Xi'an robbery. He will tell everyone about it immediately. However, his superior, Kumamoto Jiro, the commander of the 17th Division, is afraid that he won't take it seriously."
Nakamura instantly remembered Kumamoto Jiro, a man who graduated from the Imperial Army University and served as a commander in Goryeo. In order to attack Xi'an and Kyoto, the 17th Division was formed, and then Kumamoto Jiro was transferred to serve as the division commander. At that time, the general had discussed everything with Zhou Weiguo and Yamashiro, and all the attacks were reasonable and well-founded.
In addition, this person has always been conceited. He probably never took the army of the mountain city seriously from the beginning to the end. Therefore, he probably would not take the series of threats raised by his son-in-law seriously this time.
"It seems that Kyoto will not be at peace. However, my lady, I don't understand. Since you already know that this matter cannot be so well understood, why don't you tell the general? He has many shops in Kyoto."
My son-in-law will go crazy. When he gets crazy, he won’t care whose shop it is. He will definitely burn it down.
"Stupid, wouldn't it be nice to let him interact with your brother-in-law more? As the saying goes, it's easy to get on a boat but hard to get off, but that doesn't mean there's no way. What I want to do is to make it impossible for him to get off. As the saying goes, if they're safe, we're safe too, understand?"
17th Division Headquarters. As the Chief of Staff, Fujita was not at the division headquarters, but went to the front to command the troops to break contact with the enemy, and then retreated towards Xi'an after a back-and-forth defense.
He also heard the news that Matsui Ikki's regiment had returned. He did not make any comment on this matter. After all, the 5th Division had done it, and with such a leader around, Matsui Ikki's crime was nothing.
However, he heard that Matsui Ikki's troops had brought back personal belongings, and based on his understanding of the independent regiment, it was impossible for them to let this regiment have any money.
Are the people of the Independent Regiment being merciful, or are they worried about retaliation from the Empire?
This is absolutely impossible, but they did come back safely and brought all their personal belongings with them.
It was completely different from the original Nakamura Brigade. There must be a reason for this, so after he explained the matter, he immediately rushed back to the division headquarters.
The division headquarters was ready to evacuate. The maps on the wall had been taken down and the radio station had been moved outside. However, the telephone lines had not been removed because there were still some matters that needed to be communicated.
He went in and took a look, and saw Kumamoto Jiro talking to several senior staff officers. Fujita walked over and asked directly: "After Matsumoto Ikki came back, did he report anything to the division?"
Kumamoto Jiro, a cigarette between his fingers, looked at Fujita with a half-smile. "Fujita-kun is not the little Zhuge Liang of my division. You hit the nail on the head. Yes, Matsumoto Ikki did report one thing, but it was just a small matter."
Small matter? Seeing that Kumamoto Jiro didn't care, Fujita turned his head and looked at the senior staff members present. "You don't think that the fact that Matsumoto Ikki was able to return with his personal belongings intact is a small matter, do you?"