Phi-Fic Chapter 153 We can discuss it
Chapter 153 We can discuss it
When Ito Hirohiro spoke, he thought this was a good attitude. In the past, when the Japanese beat people on this land, who would stand up and take responsibility? Not to mention that they beat ordinary people, even if they beat dignitaries, they would not say much.
Moreover, in their impression, the locals are used to being bullied. When the Japanese beat the Chinese, even the local police station did not care and would even blame the Chinese. This is something that everyone basically agrees on.
This kind of thing has been going on for decades. Can it suddenly change now?
"Your Excellency, Ambassador, what will you do with these three soldiers?"
The Chief of Staff finally lit his cigarette, but there was a sharp look in his eyes. Ito Hirohiro was a little scared for a moment. It was probably not going to end well...
"According to our Japanese military rules, these three people have indeed violated military regulations. We will put them in solitary confinement for three days, and require them to compensate the injured personnel for their medical expenses and apologize in person."
Ito Hirohiro answered in a serious tone. He thought that this was already very respectful. Those who had been beaten were just let go. Not to mention compensation for the losses, it was good enough that they didn't ask you to compensate for the losses. This was how the Japanese handled similar matters in North China in the past. So those who were beaten didn't dare to say a word, for fear that their whole family would get into trouble.
"Your Excellency the Ambassador thinks this is the right approach, right? Is this really in accordance with Japanese military rules?"
Ito Hirohiro didn't quite understand what Chief of Staff Cui meant, but he nodded woodenly. In fact, the Japanese army did not define beating Chinese people as a crime. It had never been considered a crime. Even if they wanted to show off, at most the superiors would just slap them twice and that would be the end of it.
Now that they have apologized and paid compensation, it is already very good. Do you still want more?
"Since Your Excellency the Ambassador believes this is the rule of your Japanese military, I will also order my men to follow your Japanese military rules. The ones who attacked this time are from the Changzhou Office's guard team, which consists of about seventy people. I will have my men act with caution and will never kill any of them. I will also put them in solitary confinement after we return. How much are the medical expenses? Our police station will not skimp on a single cent."
Ito Hirohiro never imagined that the old man who kept asking him about the rules of the Japanese army was setting a trap for him, but he didn't realize it at all and stepped into it hard.
"No, no, no, Mr. Cui, you can't let me do this. Our Japanese army's actions were purely unintentional. You are deliberately provoking us and showing contempt for our Japanese army. This will cause a huge diplomatic incident."
If another military leader had said this, Ito Hirohiro would not even answer. If you have the ability to beat more than 70 Japanese soldiers into cripples, then just do it directly. There is no need to tell me at all. Doing so will only give us an excuse to cause trouble.
But these people in front of us were different. When they were not very strong, they dared to hang more than a dozen Japanese soldiers at the train station, exposing that shameful position.
Since the second-in-command of the police station in front of him wanted to beat those seventy-plus people to the point where they couldn't take care of themselves, then those people would definitely do so.
"When your people beat up our soldier's father, it seemed like they were also showing contempt for us. Anyone who does something wrong must pay the price. We are doing this to teach you a lesson. Remember, I only need these seventy-something men now. If nothing else, we will return after beating them up. But if there are any complications, I can't guarantee how things will develop. It may not be something you and I can control."
After Chief of Staff Cui finished speaking, he slowly opened the window behind him and flicked the ashes outside.
Ito Hirohiro still had a lot to say, but when he saw the army outside the window, it was as if someone had strangled him by the neck, and he couldn't say a word.
Dozens of heavy armored reconnaissance vehicles were ready to go downstairs, and hundreds of soldiers were standing neatly on both sides of the vehicles. This was just the Tongzhou County Government Office, and no one knew how many people were around. Once a real conflict broke out, all the Japanese troops along the Jingfeng Railway might be uprooted.
Just now, when Chief of Staff Cui said to kill these more than 70 people, Ito Hirohiro thought he was bullying people, but when he saw the troops outside the window, Ito Hirohiro felt that these more than 70 people deserved to die. As long as Chief of Staff Cui can do as he said and only kill these more than 70 people, and not expand outward and spread this matter, then we will really get the upper hand.
"Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, I..."
When Ito Hirohiro said this, he felt that his brain was a little lacking in oxygen. He leaned on the windowsill and took two deep breaths of fresh air. Only then did the double vision disappear.
"I will contact the headquarters in Tianjin immediately. Please remain calm, and your soldiers on the front lines must also remain calm."
When Ito Hirohiro said this, he wanted to slap himself twice. Why was this different from a few months ago?
At that time, no matter what you did, whether in Peking or other places in North China, whether it was the army or the government, they all obeyed your orders. You didn't need to express your attitude, just express one of your ideas, and someone would immediately take care of it for you.
But ever since Li Shaoyi and his gang caused trouble at the train station, everything went wrong.
It is very clear what is happening now. Japanese soldiers beat the families of their soldiers. They want to use this incident as a warning to all Japanese people, so that they can understand that if they dare to mess with the families of our soldiers in the future, we will remove them from the list along with their numbers.
"Your Excellency, Ambassador, take care. I can only give you forty-five minutes. After forty-five minutes, our brothers from the railway station police station will arrive at the Tangzhou Japanese Office. If you have no objection, let these seventy-plus people wait there. No more, no less. If there are too many people on the scene, I will consider it a gift from you. If there are too few people on the scene, I cannot guarantee the safety of all the Japanese in Tangzhou."
When the chief of staff said these words, the shadow of Li Shaoyi kept flashing in his mind. If our Marshal were here, the negotiations would probably be conducted in this way.