Bright Sword's Bloody War of Resistance

Chapter 877 A Gift for Doihara

"Arigato!"

Yamashita Tomita bowed affectionately to the cavalry soldiers who escorted him to Shangqiu.

"Why are you taking off your clothes? Behave yourself, you Japanese!" The soldier immediately pointed his gun at Yamashita Tomita.

Yamashita Tomita was immediately startled, and immediately lifted both of them up, explaining: "Please don't get me wrong, Arigato means thank you in Japanese!"

"Thank you very much for ensuring my safety and sending me to Shangqiu. Please accept this!"

After saying this, he actually took off the watch on his wrist and signaled the escorting soldiers to take it.

The soldier looked at the guy in front of him with suspicion. The captured Japanese soldiers were either screaming or listless, as if their mother had died.

Why is this Japanese so strange? He keeps bowing and nodding, very polite, even fawning, like a traitor.

"I warn you again, don't have any evil thoughts, be honest!"

Seeing that the Eighth Route Army soldiers were not buying his tricks, Yamashita Tomita still acted like he was letting the soldiers control him and he would obey him obediently.

Soon, the soldier met Li Yunlong's guard Hu Zi, and the two of them huddled together and whispered.

"Where's the brigade commander?"

"I'm busy. I'll be here in a moment. This is it?" Hu Zi arched his lips at Yamashita Tomita.

Unexpectedly, Yamashita Tomita had been observing the two men's every move. Seeing Hu Zi's actions, he immediately bowed to him again.

"Hmm? What is he up to?"

The soldier didn't really understand what was going on: "I'm wondering too. There were many Japanese soldiers who surrendered, but none like him. You didn't see the scene at that time, tut tut tut!"

As the two were talking, Li Yunlong poked his head out of the room and said, "What are you two whispering about? Bring the person in!"

The news of Yamashita Tomita's capture had not yet spread to the 16th Brigade headquarters. Staff along the way saw a Japanese soldier appear in the brigade headquarters building and speculated about his identity.

While playing with the ancestral sword sent by the cavalry regiment, Li Yunlong looked up and down at Yamashita Tomita. He never expected that there would be a little surprise before the war.

"You are Yamashita Tomoyuki's son? The Tiger of Malaya is your father?"

"Dear Chinese commander, my name is Yamashita Tomita, and the commander of the Second Front Army of the Kwantung Army, Yamashita Tomoyuki, is my father!"

Yamashita Tomita gave himself some psychological counseling on the way here. He repeatedly told himself that this was not surrender, but compromise and waiting for the opportunity.

Therefore, when faced with accusations and insults from his subordinates, and the contemptuous looks and discussions from the Eighth Route Army, he remained calm.

Yamashita Tomita was born into a prominent family. As the direct descendant of the Yamashita family and the third son of Yamashita Tomoyuki, the education he received since childhood made him understand that in order to preserve himself, he must be a hero who knows how to adapt to the times.

It is hard to say whether Yamashita Tomita is a smart man, but he is definitely afraid of death, so he has to judge the situation.

Before the main force of the Eighth Route Army cavalry arrived, Yamashita Tomita knew that since he was alone in the deep, this group of people might not be able to escape. However, if someone in the army found out that he had led his troops to leave the main force without permission, reinforcements might be on the way.

With this fluke mentality, Yamashita Tomita righteously boosted morale, but in fact he wanted to stabilize the hearts of the soldiers and better allow them to protect themselves.

However, the cruelty of reality shattered Yamashita Tomita's luck. As the soldiers around him were either captured or died, how should he make a choice?

Yamashita Tomita had little dealings with the Eighth Route Army and had only heard of its policies, but he knew very well how Japanese soldiers treated prisoners.

If the Eighth Route Army cavalry on the opposite side accidentally killed him, Yamashita Tomita did not dare to put his life on the line, so he chose to surrender. Arrogance is the inextricable nature of the Japanese, and the humility at this time is forced by reality.

"My time is precious. I don't have time to waste it with you. Tell me your value!" The translator at the side translated Li Yunlong's words into his own meaning.

Yamashita Tomita was stunned. Although he didn't speak Chinese fluently, he could understand it roughly. He just heard clearly that Li Yunlong's words were greetings.

This is because Li Yunlong, now that he has reached a higher position, needs to be careful about his words and actions. If he were the head of a regiment in the past, he would have given the Japanese a thorough treatment first, regardless of whether they surrendered voluntarily or not, and would not have even thought about asking them questions slowly.

"I know the detailed personnel organization of the Tank Training Brigade, and I also know the personal information of officers above the rank of major general in the Infantry Division!"

After Yamashita Tomita finished speaking, Li Yunlong cursed angrily: "Damn it, I thought I could squeeze out some useful information!"

"Please translate my original words to him. Someone has already told us what he said!"

"Nani? Impossible, how could you possibly know?"

Yamashita Tomita looked incredulous. No matter which country it was, the military's personnel organization was a major secret. How could the Eighth Route Army know that?

"Ha!" Li Yunlong immediately threw a stack of information on the table in front of Yamashita Tomita. After flipping through them one by one, Yamashita Tomita's face turned pale.

The text on the information can be roughly understood, not to mention that it also marks the exact number of each type of tank and artillery of the tank brigade.

"You seem quite smart, but it turns out there's something wrong with your brain. I'm afraid you haven't figured out how you got here yet?"

After Li Yunlong's reminder, Yamashita Tomita woke up from his dream and tore the paper in his hand into pieces in anger: "Bakayarō, Tojo Toshio you bastard!"

Because of the grudges of the previous generation, he and Toshio Tojo had always been at odds. At that time, in a teahouse outside the city of Xuzhou, Toshio Tojo had ridiculed him.

Yesterday, Tojo Toshio once again mocked him for being only a soldier in the Tank Training Brigade. Unable to withstand the provocation, Yamashita Tomita secretly led his Japanese troops deep into the enemy's territory in order to prove himself, and was eventually captured by the Eighth Route Army.

The whole process formed a perfect chain in Yamashita Tomita's mind. Yes, that's right. I was betrayed by that bastard Tojo Toshio, and he actually had connections with the Eighth Route Army.

When Li Yunlong heard Tojo Toshio's name from Yamashita Tomita, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Go, Huzi, take him down and keep him under close watch!"

Yamashita Tomita was supported by someone in a daze, and he seemed not to have recovered yet.

Sun Desheng reported to Li Yunlong via walkie-talkie. After Li Yunlong learned the news, he immediately called Zhou Weihan who was in Yucheng.

  The two agreed that although Yamashita Tomita had a special status, he was actually of little value. More than 100,000 troops from China and Japan gathered in Shangqiu. As the commander, would Yamashita Tomoyuki compromise for his son?

Of course not. Let alone Yamashita Tomita, even if the son of the Japanese emperor was captured by the Eighth Route Army on the battlefield, the Japanese army would have to claim that the emperor's son died on the spot and that the Eighth Route Army had a fake in its hands.

Zhou Weihan happened to remember what Cao Dabao reported in the teahouse. Since Yamashita Tomita was the son of Yamashita Tomoyuki, it follows that Tojo Toshio should be the son of Tojo Hideki.

With a reliable partner like Terauchi Isamu, Zhou Weihan could always get some useful information, such as why the 14th Division commanded by Kenji Doihara had been staying in Xuzhou for a long time.

After some discussion, the two decided to give Kenji Doihara a gift.

Not long after, Hu Zi came back to report. Li Yunlong was still wondering whether he had used too much force just now and whether his flaws would be discovered.

"Hu Zi, was there something wrong with me just now?"

"Ah?" Hu Zi was stunned, not understanding why Li Yunlong asked that.

"You are just a blockhead. Forget it. Since you are usually quite smart, I will give you a task. If you complete it well, I will reward you. If you fail, I will not only scold you but also punish you!"

After Hu Zi understood the specific task, he quickly declined: "Commander, why don't you find someone else? I'm afraid it will fail!"

"You go and do it!" Li Yunlong said without letting anyone refuse, and then put on a smiling face again: "It's appropriate for you to go!"