Chapter 1727 He went from the light to the shadows
Chapter 1727 He went from the light to the shadows
Sakai Taro led the mentally challenged Yamaguchi Naniwa into the command post, bowed, and said:
"Your Excellency! Could you please take Captain Yamaguchi to the hospital for treatment?"
How could Doihara Kenji allow Yamaguchi Naniwa to cure him? Without hesitation, he waved his hand and refused: "No! This general needs his assistance."
Sakai Taro smiled wryly and said, "But Captain Yamaguchi is ill and unable to assist you."
Doihara Hamaji's eyes darted around, and he decided to exploit human weaknesses, waving his hand and saying, "Keep it a secret! Yamada-kun! You may all step back."
Ushijima Sekiko said angrily, "What the hell?!"
"Hello!"
Xiao Qi was eager to report to Xiang Chu, and readily accepted the order.
After the two left the command post, Doihara Kenji patted Sakai Taro on the shoulder and said affectionately, "Sakai-kun! You will temporarily serve as the battalion commander while Yamaguchi Naniwa is ill."
Sakai Taro said excitedly, "Thank you for your promotion, General!"
Doihara Hamako smiled mysteriously and said, "Captain Sakai! Let Yamaguchi Naniwa be dumbfounded for now. Only a fool can't hinder our actions."
"Hello!"
Taro Sakai bowed and accepted the order.
At this moment, the military police squad leader rushed into the command post.
Doihara Hamaji snapped, "Military police squad leader! What's the rush?"
The military police squad leader handed him an order and said urgently:
"Your Excellency General! The 13th Division has come to garrison Yichang and has ordered my unit to leave Yichang City immediately and go to the front line to play the role of a reconnaissance vanguard assault force."
Doihara Hamaji took the order and roared, "Baka! That brat Akashika has gone too far. My troops will not attack before the main force has even made its move."
The military police platoon leader said with a wry smile, "An artillery battalion of the 13th Division has already aimed its cannons at our position. If our unit does not leave, they will definitely shell us."
Doihara Hamaji roared in fury, "He dares!"
Taro Sakai suggested, "General, why don't you give Akashi Hiroshi a call?"
Doihara Hama nodded and picked up the phone to connect with Akashi Hiroshi.
Chi Lu Xun sneered, "You dead pig! You'd better leave Yichang right now, or we'll bombard it immediately."
Suppressing his anger, Doihara Hamaji said with a smile, "Lieutenant General Akashika! There's an old Chinese saying, 'No fight, no friendship.' Our army needs rest and reorganization. Could you grant us a few more days before we go to the front lines?"
Akashi Hiroshi angrily shouted, "No way! Get out of here!"
Doihara Hamaji roared, "Akashika Hiroshi! If I, the general, take the bamboo machine away, who will provide you with intelligence on the Chinese army?"
Chi Lu Xun sneered, "You don't need to worry about it! The Shanghai Special Higher Police have already sent elite agents to assist this division commander. Now you need to make room for them, so get out of here or we'll shell you."
Doihara Hamaji had never suffered such humiliation before, and he roared in anger: "Baka! I, the general, would rather die than leave. Go ahead and bombard me!"
"Fat pig! You asked for this."
Akashi roared and hung up the phone.
"hateful!"
Doihara Hamako roared and slammed down the phone.
Taro Sakai tried to comfort him, saying, "General! Don't be angry, let's leave."
Doihara Hamaji said defiantly, "This general is not leaving! That brat Akashika dares not bomb!"
"Boom!" There was a loud noise.
Doihara Hama was so frightened that he crouched under the table, his body trembling.
A Japanese soldier rushed into the command post and said urgently, "General! Just now, the artillery battalion of the 13th Division fired and blew our gate off."
A loudspeaker blared outside: "Doihara Hamako! Get your men out of here right now, or we'll have to keep shelling them."
Doihara Hamaji crawled out from under the table, tears streaming down his face, and said, "Akashika Hiroshi has gone too far! I, the Great General, will fight him to the death!"
Ushijima Sekiko rushed in, saying urgently, "General! Don't stoop to Akashika's level, let's hurry and get out of the tunnel."
Doihara Kenji nodded and instructed, "Deputy Captain Sakai! Leave Yamaguchi Naniwa behind, and we'll leave quietly through the tunnel."
"Hello!"
Taro Sakai bowed and accepted the order.
Doihara Hamaru wiped away his tears and said through gritted teeth, "Akashika Hiroshi! I, the Great General, will definitely make you pay!"
Xiang Chu's residence is located at Gaojiazu, Sandouping, Enshi.
Xiang Chu received a telegram from Xiao Qi and summoned Liu Zhengxiong and Ye Ying.
Liu Zhengxiong shouted, "They've been training from morning till night, even harder than Yue Fei's Beiwei Army. What business do they have with us?"
Xiang Chu handed him the telegram and scolded, "Quickly take a look at what Xiao Qi sent! Japanese spies are right next to you, and you didn't even notice."
Liu Zhengxiong took the telegram and exclaimed in surprise, "Gao Yuan is Tojo Aofu? Ai Erjing is Tojo Aofu's subordinate, and he led troops to Daliushu Village?"
Xiang Chu nodded and instructed Ye Ying: "Ying! Quickly take men and arrest Gao Yuan, also known as Tojo Aoka, for interrogation."
"Yes!"
Ye Wen hurriedly accepted the order and rushed out.
Liu Zhengxiong said urgently, "Quickly call Xiao Liu and tell him to go to Daliushu Village and capture Ai Erjing."
Yu Xiaowan smiled and said, "Uncle Liu! I've already called Xiao Liu."
Liu Zhengxiong nodded and said, "Very good! We must not let our troop deployment fall into the hands of the Japanese."
Xiang Chu asked, "Old Liu! How's the troop training going?"
Liu Zhengxiong shook his head and said, "They are far inferior to the soldiers we trained before."
Xiang Chu instructed, "Begin classifying the personnel. Pick out all those who are lazy and unwilling to fight for their country. Don't tolerate those who perform poorly; fire them directly."
Liu Zhengxiong said with a wry smile, "If we really fire them, there won't be many people left."
Yu Xiaowan suggested, "Brother Chu! Most of these people are conscripted laborers, and their awareness is unlikely to meet your requirements in a short period of time. Why not transfer those who perform poorly to logistics positions?"
Xiang Chu nodded and said, "Okay! Then transfer them to logistics soldiers. Old Liu! Those of extremely poor quality should still be removed; we can't let it affect the overall situation."
"Yes!"
Liu Zhengxiong hurriedly accepted the order.
"Boom! Boom!"
An explosion suddenly came from outside the cave.
Immediately afterward, the phone rang inside the cave.
Xiang Chu answered the phone, and Ye Ying's urgent voice came through: "Boss! Gao Yuan had a bomb on him. When we were making the arrest, he detonated the bomb and committed suicide."
Xiang Chu asked urgently, "What is the situation regarding our casualties?"
Ye Ying responded, "Fortunately, we didn't search close enough; only two of our brothers sustained minor injuries. It seems Gao Yuan knew we were coming to arrest him and took action in advance."
Xiang Chu exclaimed in surprise, "Act ahead of schedule? How did he know about it?"
Ye Ying shook her head and said, "I don't know! Those spies treat life like dirt, they even blew their faces to smithereens."
Xiang Chu said thoughtfully, "Something's not right! Why would he blow his face to smithereens? There's something fishy going on here. Bring me his belongings and send others to continue searching for Tojo Aofu."
"Yes!"
Ye Ying hurriedly accepted the order.
Liu Zhengxiong said irritably, "Lord Chu! I think you're overthinking it. Tojo Aofu is determined to die, so it doesn't matter where his face gets blown off."
Xiang Chu shook his head and said, "Even the Japanese soldiers who went to the battlefield were afraid of being beheaded and not being able to return to Japan, let alone being blown to pieces?"
Liu Zhengxiong suddenly realized, "That's right! Could it be that Tojo Aofe has found a scapegoat?"
Xiang Chu nodded and said, "Yes! It's very likely that he found a scapegoat for himself. If that's the case, he's gone from being in the open to being in the shadows, which is a huge problem!"
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