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Chapter 730 Make a Plan (Two in One)
1936, April 2.

Outside a hotel in the suburbs of Tokyo, a dozen strong men in casual clothes fiercely drove the passers-by and guests who came to stay.

The hotel owner and the waiter stood tremblingly behind the counter and dared not speak out, because the black pistols of these people were exposed from time to time under the hem of their clothes.

And in a Japanese room in the deepest part of the hotel, a group of young Japanese military officers were arguing fiercely, and the atmosphere was a bit tense.

"No, you must not hurt His Majesty Tianlocust. We are respecting the emperor and begging for traitors, not rebellious traitors. I firmly disagree with this."

Teruzo Ando, ​​captain of the sixth squadron of the third regiment of the first brigade, sat cross-legged next to the short table and said in a deep voice, looking around the room with sharp eyes.

Opposite him were nine people.

Including the first brigade lieutenant Xiangtian Qingzhen.

Shiro Nonaka, the commander of the seventh squadron of the third wing.

Yasuhide Kurihara, the squad leader of the [-]st Wing.

Hisashi Kono, a pilot at the Army Flight School.

Kiming Nakahashi, [-]rd Guards Infantry Regiment.

Former first-class chief secretary Asaichi Isobe and ex-infantry captain Takaji Murakami who were expelled for distributing treasonable leaflets at the NCO Academy.

Ozaki of the Asahi Shimbun.

As well as the most loyal friend of the coup forces, the warrior fighting on the front line against the chaebol, Shigenobu Okamoto, the reporter of "Tokyo Daily News".

Among them, Kiyosaki Koda, as the main planner of this operation, persuaded patiently with a smile after hearing Teruzo Ando's statement.

"Ando-kun, this is just a stopgap measure, we will ensure the safety of His Majesty Tianlocust, but those reactionaries can do anything.

Once His Majesty Tian Locust is unable to perform his duties, at that time it is necessary to elect a new Tian Locust to preside over the overall situation, and Prince Yongren is very suitable.

Please rest assured, everyone and I will protect His Majesty with our lives, destroy the national traitors, and make the Great Japanese Empire stronger again, please. "

Koda Qingzhen said a few words and lowered his head forcefully. The Sixth Squadron under Teruzo Ando's command has the strongest strength and the highest combat effectiveness.

More than 200 professional soldiers, at the critical moment, the key position is enough to determine the success or failure of a battle, he must convince the other party.

Over there, Teruzo Ando thought for a long time and sighed: "I agree to use iron and blood to wash away the dust and even the shame of the empire.

It's just that the soldiers are innocent. Regardless of whether this matter is successful or not, you and I will be discharged dishonorably, and even have to pay the price of our lives.

But what about their family members? If they lose their meager military pay, many people will go hungry. Mr. Xiangtian, you haven't thought about this. "

These young people left their hometowns and came to the distant Tokyo to join the army in order to honor the lintel and serve the empire, and they should not be treated like this. "

Teru Sanyoshi Ando made a high-profile statement, pushing out his ignorant subordinates as a shield, showing the appearance of a good boss who considers his subordinates.

But he looked at everyone with erratic eyes, and he was worried about his own future between the lines. After all, this is a beheading business, so the benefits must be explained clearly.

"Haha, Ando-kun is worrying too much."

Koda Kiyosaki knew what Ando Teruzo was thinking, smiled and exchanged glances with the mutiny liaisons Isobe Asaichi and Murakami Takaji, with a slightly smug expression.

"I have planned this matter for a long time. Many senior officials in the military are unable to directly participate in the rebellion due to their status, but they are willing to provide assistance or remain neutral.

The new Minister of the Army Yoshiyuki Kawashima has assured us that if something happens suddenly, the upper echelon of the army will not rashly implement a suppression strategy.

General Jinzaburo Masaki even provided 1000 yen for the operation, which was enough to supply the rebels with food and salaries in the short term. Mr. Ando had nothing to worry about.

I can assure everyone that when Zunhuang succeeds in hunting down the thieves, all of us will be recommended to study at the Army University without taking the exam, and we will hold important positions after we finish our studies. "

It is recommended to go to the mainland without taking the test.

important position.

The corners of the mouths of those present slightly raised. It is undeniable that part of the reason they participated in the mutiny was for this country, and part of it was for a bright future.

Listening to the conversation of the devils, Zuo Zhong smiled coldly in his heart, what these people said was nice, what was for the locust, they were clearly dissatisfied with the current treatment.

The fuse of this incident was that the Japanese military planned to transfer the First Division, which had been stationed in Tokyo for 30 years, to Manchukuo to fight against the Red Russia and the Anti-Japanese Alliance. This work was very dangerous.

And before that, Yanagawa Heisuke, the former head of the First Division, had been transferred to serve as the commander of the "Little Liuqiu Garrison Army".

Therefore, these low-level Japanese military officers did not really want to honor the emperor and beg for traitors. They were just a group of poor people who were unwilling to leave Tokyo or go to Manchukuo as "cannon fodder".

Why are they said to be poor? According to Zuo Zhong's investigation of Japanese society during this period, the officers who participated in the mutiny were not all elites as the outside world thought.

Six of the seven professional soldiers present had lost their eligibility for the Army University, and the remaining one was only one year away from disqualification.

in short,
This mutiny was an attempt by the scumbags to counterattack.

At present, the Japanese army is practicing absolute elitism. As long as you are an elite, you can corrupt and mess with men and women. No, you must be cautious in your words and deeds.

What is an elite? Entrance to the Army University is the most basic, but the University of China only admits 50 people each year, and there is an age limit. If you pass the age of 30, you will lose your admission qualifications.

Low-ranking military officers who failed to get into the mainland often struggled to survive on their salaries. As for how low their salaries were, generally speaking, the income of lieutenant-level officers was not as good as that of freshly graduated college students.

For example, the starting salary of Tokyo University graduates is 130 yen, and the starting salary of ordinary college students is 100 yen. After a few years of work, as long as you become a regular, you can surpass most military officers.

However, Japan learned from Prussia. Officers have to pay for their own guns, sabers, military boots, and uniforms. At current prices, a complete set will cost at least 2000 yen.

The problem is that the Japanese Army only gives a subsidy of 330 yen to lieutenant-level officers. Taking the captain as an example, the monthly salary is 155 yen. It takes a year without food or drink to get these things together.

The worst thing is that the Japanese army adopted a unified salary policy. The captain in Otaru, Hokkaido was 155 yuan, and the captain in Tokyo, where prices were high, was also 155 yuan.

Stable poverty, this sentence is very suitable to describe the bottom-level Japanese military officers. Japanese folks jokingly call them the second lieutenant who begs for food, the poor lieutenant, and the captain who borrows money.

Xiangtian Qingzhen and others have a bleak future, cannot retire, and have a meager income. At the same time, they will be sent to serve in the most dangerous Northeast region. Rebellion is almost inevitable.

They chanted lofty slogans, but in fact their hearts were full of their own little calculations. They hoped to use the method of mutiny to fight to the death and gain a future for themselves.

In fact, this is what the ruling faction asked for. Two years ago, the leader of the Kodo faction, Araki Sadao, became the Japanese Army Minister, and then Masaki Jinzaburo became the deputy chief of staff.

The two broke the rules and promoted a large number of direct descendants to enter the Ministry of Army, so that many officers who were not born in mainland China and who had encountered professional ceilings saw hope, and more and more emperors were sent.

But the year before last, Sadao Araki resigned as Minister of the Army due to illness, and the Araki-Masaki Group was countered by the entire army bureaucracy, resulting in the loss of Jinsaburo Masaki's position.

The young officers suddenly felt that there was no hope of promotion, and a mid-life crisis suddenly hit their faces. They had only two choices, either to accept their fate, or to gamble with their youth for tomorrow.

School scum + poor ghost + brainwashed,
With several buffs superimposed, it is not surprising that these people choose to mutiny. In short, it is confirmed that there are benefits, and Teruzo Ando, ​​who looks very serious, shyly agrees.

Then Xiangtian Qingzhen took out a large list of "treacherous ministers" and selected the targets to be eradicated together with others, while Zuo Zhong silently raised his camera and began to take pictures.

Decades later, this is a rare historical witness. While filming, he directed the devils to pose in various poses that worry about the country and the people, and he was very busy.

After discussing for more than half an hour, all the martyrs finally reached a consensus. A total of seven lucky people were selected as traitors who "threaten the national system" and must be eliminated.

The first is Mr. Keisuke Okada, the current Prime Minister of Japan, a reserve admiral, who once supported the "London Naval Treaty" and openly supported the "Emperor's Organ Theory".

The reason for choosing this person is very simple. He is the navy, and that alone is enough. The navy red deer is the prime minister, so the army is shameless, no matter what, it must be killed.

Next is the elder and former prime minister of Japan's political arena, the chief culprit who caused His Majesty Tianlocust to form an inappropriate cabinet, His Excellency Duke Xiyuanji Gongwang.

There is also the former Minister of Internal Affairs and Foreign Affairs, who went around targeting the non-citizen Makino Nobushin who was a member of the Imperial Dao faction. If this bastard is not killed, the great cause of the Imperial Kingdom will definitely be difficult to achieve.

Others such as the reserve admiral, Suzuki Kantaro, the chief attendant who hindered the government of the locust; the retired admiral, the former prime minister and former foreign minister Saito Minoru.

As well as the current Minister of Finance and former Prime Minister Takahashi Tekiyoshi who weakened the army, and Watanabe Jotaro who replaced Masaki as the Army Education Director, all deserve death.

Of the seven people, three have naval backgrounds, and they obviously have some grievances between the army and the navy, but everyone feels that this is justified, and this is also to please the high-level army.

With so many remnants of the navy in high positions, the big bosses in the army have long agreed that they may take this opportunity to get rid of the people in the navy, and maybe they can leave a way out for themselves.

The target is chosen,
The following is the specific plan.

In addition to the official residences and private residences of the seven targets, the Ministry of the Army, the General Staff Headquarters, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, various newspaper offices and broadcasting stations are the attack locations for this operation.

The few people present either actively or passively undertook the corresponding tasks, and the manpower was quickly allocated. The principle was based on the importance of the target and the location.

Zuo Zhong raised his eyebrows, he didn't need to fire himself, the devils added the staff headquarters into it, also, the staff headquarters is related to the transmission of military orders, so it must be controlled.

Once the high-level military reacted and issued an order for help, the guards around Tokyo charged, and the thousand or so people who participated in the mutiny had to go to see Hades.

That's good, the captured personnel and traitors of the Tokyo Station of the Secret Service are in the staff headquarters, and he can only use the mutiny to create chaos if he wants to get in.

Feeling the mobile phone in his pocket, Zuo Zhong quickly swiped the pen in his hand, and recorded everything that everyone said. With this, he would be able to return to Jinling to report to Lao Dai.

The Tokyo station was destroyed, and he, the deputy director, could hardly shirk the blame. There must be an explanation from the top to the bottom. Whether the internal meeting records of the Japanese army count or not, of course they do.

Moreover, in ancient China, there was a classic example of psychological warfare that was besieged on all sides. This recording of planning a mutiny can play a miraculous effect at a critical moment, and can be used as an army of [-].

It pierced the hypocrisy of the Japanese army's unconditional obedience to the locusts. The so-called bushido spirit is also a joke, but it is actually the Japanese self-hypnosis.

Zuo Zhong was earnestly taking notes. Ozaki, who had been silent since he came in, was full of thoughts. He still came to this point. He didn't know where Japan would go.

Having been engaged in news reporting work in China and Japan for so long, Ozaki has seen countless people and understands what these officers are thinking, so he is even more worried.

According to Wei Zhengchuan, an old Chinese book of the Tang Dynasty, history can be used as a mirror to know the ups and downs. It pervades Chinese and foreign history. Will a military riot without a clear program and purpose succeed?

will not,

Never had either.

Ozaki sighed softly, and then turned his attention to Shigenobu Okamoto, who was writing vigorously. He admired the interpersonal skills of this colleague very much.

It has been more than a year since he approached Xiangtian Qingzhen and the others according to the instructions. These soldiers have always been wary of him, and it was not until the past two months that they gradually relaxed their vigilance.

As for the opponent, from the first time he went to the First Division to the present, he has been mixed into the core decision-making level of the mutiny team in just one month, and even he has to be courteous.

Ozaki is a little depressed, but also a little excited. If Okamoto is absorbed into the ranks of the Japanese underground party, he will be able to quickly penetrate into the heart of the enemy.

While he was thinking, Kiyosaki Kata took out the map of Tokyo marked with the offensive route and gave it to the companions in charge of the operation, and made a final summary of the plan.

"When doing it, everyone must ensure the death of the target. It is best to shoot at a vital position such as the head or chest, and then use a samurai sword to cut off the target's head.

The launch time of the operation was set in the early morning of February 26. On that day, Mr. Nakahashi, the third infantry regiment of the Guards, was in charge of guarding the perimeter of the Imperial Palace. This was a rare opportunity. "

Xiangtian Qingzhen's face was full of ferocious expressions, and he raised his hand in a downward cutting gesture. He had to fight for future generations not to be a humble town and a problem writer.

"Yo Xi."

"Hay."

"understood."

Everyone responded.

This made Xiangtian Qingzhen very satisfied. He casually asked everyone if they had any opinions and prepared to adjourn the meeting. After all, they skipped work to rebel and had to return to the station quickly.

The others shook their heads. With a clear time of action, division of labor, target, and location, all that remains is to pull the trigger and kill those nasty guys.

Unexpectedly, someone suddenly raised his hand cautiously and asked three questions: "Sirs, have you ever seen these seven national thieves, and will they misidentify their targets when they act.

In addition, the internal structures of the Prime Minister's Office, the Army Ministry, and the General Staff Headquarters are complex. If the guards guard against danger, it may be difficult to break through the defense in a short time.

I also heard that the big men all have body armor. When it comes to the choice of weapons, do we need to find some easy-to-carry and powerful guns, such as shotguns? "

As Zuo Zhong spoke, he glanced around at the thoughtful officers, feeling a little bad, if it wasn't because these people were unprofessional, he wouldn't have to take the risk to remind him.

Take a map and a few documents, and a few people muttering a few words is considered a plan, bah, no wonder you can't get into the mainland, and you can't even rebel, you really deserve to be poor.

"Sigh~"

Looking at the Japanese military officers and Ozaki who participated in the mutiny, they gasped immediately when they heard the words. What Okamoto said made sense. Looking at it this way, there were indeed some omissions in the plan.

Koda Kiyosaki, who was slapped in the face, frowned, turned his head and said pointedly: "I didn't expect Mr. Reporter to be proficient in armed operations. I don't know what insight Okamoto-kun has."

"Where, where."

Zuo Zhong waved his hands repeatedly, and gave an explanation with a blushing face: "Everyone knows that I have been doing business in the Republic of China for a long time, and the newspaper control regulations there are relatively loose.

A few years ago, the hijacking of the Liuguo Hotel in Beiping was a sensation, and many newspapers reported the details. The three points I just mentioned were also inspired by the masked gangsters.

The opponent acts quickly, has clear goals, and is good at using public opinion to create momentum. I think Captain Xiangtian can learn a thing or two from you. Learning from the enemy is not a shameful thing. "

"Okamoto-kun is right."

Ozaki also agreed: "The impact of that incident was very great, the people of the Republic of China were very keen on the loss of face of the empire, and described the actions of those bandits in great detail.

Rest assured, the Asahi Shimbun and the Tokyo Daily News have recent photos of these targets. Okamoto-kun and I will find an opportunity to hand over the photos to you. This is not a big problem.

As for shotguns, if the army doesn't have one, I can borrow a dozen or twenty from the hunter group, enough for operations, and it's our support. "

"kindness"

Kiyosaki Kota considered for a moment, finally nodded his head and thanked: "Then please, we will definitely live up to everyone's hopes and completely restore the glory of the empire."

As he spoke, he got up and came to the window, took out a handkerchief and wrote on the glass, muttering to himself: "I don't know if I'm crazy or stupid, but I just drive forward."

The Japanese officers around were moved by this sentence, their eyes were red, and they joined hands and hummed the May [-] participant, Naval Lieutenant Mikami Takuo's song of young Japan.

"The waves in Miluoyuan are surging,

Clouds fly beside Wushan Peak,
I am independent in the turbid world,
Righteous indignation burns blood.

The rich and powerful only know the proud family,
Worry about the country, there are really few people here,
A rich man knows how to boast about accumulating wealth.”

Outside the window, the maple leaves all over the sky danced with the wind. Zuo Zhong watched the famous scene, clapped his hands to the beat while smiling, and said loudly: "Very good! Very energetic!"

　This version of the lyrics is more sensitive, so I won't post it.

　　Oh, the sea is rough

　　Mount Fuji dark clouds

　　in this era of corruption

　　my blood boils
　　Privileged people, mighty

　　Don't care about family affairs

　　The power of the plutocrats, extravagance and extravagance

　　Don't care about family affairs

　　The country is about to perish, and corrupt officials are making money

　　The people are deceived and the society is in chaos

　　Like the layout of a chessboard, we are dispatched!

　　For the new world of the Showa Restoration!

　　God is angry?Still moving?
　　thunder here

　　Waking up from eternal sleep
　　Towards a new morning in Japan
　　As long as you have a dream, what is fame?
　　Only loyalty is eternal
　　Looking back on this life, I can always say that I have no regrets...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)