Under one person: I, Zhang Zhiwei, the arrogant Zhang.

Chapter 627 Marshal Zhang's Declaration of War
Yujiro Takeshita walked out of the collection room.

at the same time.

At the headquarters of the Shizikou Naval Port, Chou, Eita, and Aoyama Yohei were sitting here, waiting to be received by the military.

"Is this really necessary? Die, the last ripple of Erli..." Aoyama Yohei whispered, "Are we just going to ignore it like this?"

Die glanced at him and said, "Do we really need to be influenced by another dead person?"

"This..." Yohei Aoyama looked at Eita.

Eita hugged Hirimamaru and said coldly: "As long as I can kill people and feed Hirimamaru, I don't care what happens."

Although he did not say it explicitly, he also gave an answer. If he forgot the past and lurked in Shenzhou as Shobei said, then he would definitely not be able to kill people again. But if he worked for the military, once the military started a war, it would surely set off endless killing, and this was exactly what he wanted.

At this time, the door opened and Takeshita Yujiro, wearing a black haori, strode in.

Yohei Aoyama, Chou, and Eita quickly knelt on one knee to greet the general.

Takeshita Yujiro said nothing, walked to the main seat and sat down, looked at the three people kneeling on one knee in front of him, and said in a deep voice:
"Higashiyama Shinobi... I have heard of your reputation. You have done many things for the Shogun. You are very useful. If you are so useful, why did you fail miserably this time?!"

Eita held Hirimaru in his arms and kept his head down in silence. Although he had been transferred away early that night by Shobei's ability and had not really fought against Zhang Zhiwei, he could still feel the other party's terrifying power even from a brief glance.

Even whenever that person was mentioned, Hirimaru would have a special reaction and would vibrate constantly.

At first, he thought that Hirumaru was excited and eager to harvest the souls of strong people.

But gradually, he realized that something was wrong. Hirumaru's trembling didn't seem like excitement, but more like trembling and fear...

This also cast a shadow on his heart.

He couldn't answer Takeshita Yujiro's question.

Die and Aoyama Yohei did not participate in the siege of Zhang Zhiwei at all.

What they knew came from the very few survivors that night.

Now that Takeshita Yujiro asked, they didn't know how to answer. They couldn't just say that the young master was too strong and their side was too weak. Wouldn't that boost others' morale and destroy their own prestige?
As Die was hesitating, Aoyama Yohei suddenly remembered the conflict between the army and the navy within the military. Onijima Shigeo was in the army, and Takeshita Yujiro was in the navy. He immediately said:

"General, it's not that we didn't do our job well. It was actually due to the strategy of Guidao Shigeo that we ended up in failure. If this operation was led by you, we would have been able to successfully take down the little Taoist priest."

After hearing this, Takeshita Yujiro burst into laughter:

"You're right. The army is a bunch of idiots. If you follow them, you'll definitely fail. From now on, you'll be under my command and work for me."

Die and Eita looked at each other, both a little surprised, not understanding why Takeshita Yujiro had this reaction.

The army had clearly suffered a defeat and the general had died, so why did the admiral of the navy look so happy? He had consumed the strength of the imperial army, so what was there to be happy about?
No wonder they were surprised. They had been sealed up in Bihe Mountain for many years and were only released recently. Naturally, they did not understand the conflicts and contradictions between the Japanese army and navy.

You know, the conflict between their two armies is so great that not only are they hostile to each other, but they even cannot exchange intelligence.

In order to make up for their shortcomings and not rely on the other side, the navy has vigorously developed tanks and the army has vigorously developed warships and even aircraft carriers.

The "Shinshu Maru" that appeared later was a small aircraft carrier built by the army.

After the "Shinshu Maru", the Army also built a series of similar aircraft carriers including the "Akitsu Maru", "Kumano Maru" and "Yamashio Maru".

The Army called them "Army Aircraft Carriers" and even built a series of submarines later.

As the army did this, the navy naturally did not want to lag behind and successively developed the Type 2 amphibious tank, the short 12cm self-propelled artillery, the Type 93 armored automatic vehicle, etc.

In order to prevent their technology from being stolen, both sides are on guard against each other like they are against spies. Once they find someone from the other side within their ranks, they will kill them without mercy.

Now, with Fujita and Onijima Shigeo dead, and the army's deployments failing, power in the area has passed into his hands.

Takeshita Yujiro looked at Aoyama Yohei, Chou and the other two and said:
"When the palace official left, he told me that you had thoughts of betrayal, right?"

Die quickly said: "Those are Erli's unilateral thoughts and have nothing to do with us."

Takeshita Yujiro said: "The Erli you mentioned is dead, right?"

"Dead!" Die nodded.

"In that case, it doesn't matter." Takeshita Yujiro said, "However, since your leader wants you to stay, I will grant his wish!"

Die, Aoyama Yohei, and Eita looked at him in confusion.

"The reason we are here is for revenge, not to hide our identities and become cowards," Die said.

"I'm here to kill." Eita's eyes were fierce.

Yohei Aoyama didn't say anything. To be honest, he actually wanted to live the way Erli said.

He was originally a happy and comfortable person, but he had some ties to Bihe Mountain that he couldn't let go of.

Takeshita Yujiro said: "A sword, with only a blade, will rust. It should have a scabbard. When in use, it should be unsheathed to show its sharpness, and when not in use, it should be dormant for maintenance. The same is true for you. As for revenge..."

He looked at the three people from Bihe Mountain and said, "Since you are under my command, you should stop saying such short-sighted words. Or, you should show your ambition. If you really want revenge, your target should be everyone on this continent."

He continued, "Why did the young master do those things in Liaodong? He just wanted to protect his country. This land and the people on it are what he cares about."

"In that case, we will crush everything he cares about and use the blood of the people on this continent to vent our anger for revenge."

Hearing this, Eita trembled with excitement. There were so many people and so many masters on this continent.

Takeshita Yujiro looked at the sword that Eita was holding tightly. As the sword holder of Doujikiri Yasutsuna, he could feel the situation of Eita, who was also a sword holder, and the situation of the sword in Eita's hand. Is this the legendary magic sword? It seems interesting.

"What should we do?" Die said excitedly.

Yohei Aoyama frowned, his intuition told him that the Higashiyama ninjas had really been led into a ditch this time.

"How to do it?"

Takeshita Yujiro turned his eyes away from the magic sword, walked to Die, reached out and grabbed her chin, and rubbed her cheek with his rough fingertips:

"The army idiots wanted to gradually erode this place by controlling Zhang Zhuizi, but I can see that Zhang Zhuizi is rebellious and difficult to control. He does things insincerely. It was because of him that he covered for the little Taoist priest that the following series of events happened."

Facing Takeshita Yujiro's actions, Die did not resist at all. Burning with the fire of revenge, she said excitedly:

"In that case, I will go kill that Zhang Zhuizi right now!"

"Die, don't be impulsive. Marshal Zhang has a large army and many experts around him. It's not that easy to kill him!" Qingshan Yohei hurriedly advised. He had been lurking in the Marshal's mansion for a while and knew some of the details.

Takeshita Yujiro lowered Butterfly's chin and said, "You brainless idiot, killing people is indeed easy, but that's just venting anger. This area is in endless chaos, which is not what I want."

"The Empire has placed too many bets on Zhang Zhuozi. What I want is to control this area and let it provide blood transfusion for the Empire."

"Isn't your ability disguise? The army idiot asked you to monitor Zhang Zhuizi before, but I don't want you to monitor him. I want you to infiltrate his forces and turn their top brass against me. No matter what method you use, whether it's lurking or seducing, I only want the result."

"This is supposed to be the job of the Special Higher Police, but the Special Higher Police are just like the army's idiots, they are all a bunch of rubbish. I think you can do better than them, right? This is your last resort."

The people in Bihe Mountain were startled. They understood Takeshita Yujiro's subtext. If they couldn't accomplish it, then they would be useless.

Aoyama Yohei quickly said, "General, don't worry. I'm good at this. My ability is that of a fraudster. I can disguise myself as anyone I've ever met. No matter the voice or the appearance, as long as I recognize them, I can imitate them instantly."

"To ensure that nothing goes wrong, I can join Marshal Zhang's forces, start as a soldier, and after reading the complete information of my superior, I will replace him."

"Then, continue to replace the people at a higher level, and gradually replace them in his upper echelons."

"That sounds interesting," Takeshita Yujiro said, "Then after you become the superior, what should the subordinates do? Once or twice is fine, but if it happens too much, won't they be exposed?"

"That's easy!" Aoyama Yohei said, "Every time I replace someone higher up, I'll have a ninja from Higashiyama take over my original position."

"With me as a cover, and by taking 'Shukaku's Tea' as a disguise, we will definitely not be discovered. In this way, it won't take long to infiltrate most of Marshal Zhang's forces."

"Good good!"

Takeshita Yujiro laughed and said, "You are quite clever, if you can really do this, this land will be under my control."

"It's all thanks to the general's wisdom!" Aoyama Yohei said quickly.

"You are quite smart, kid. After the death of Erli, do you have a new leader in Bihe Mountain?" asked Takeshita Yujiro.

"not yet!"

Takeshita Yujiro waved his hand and said, "In that case, you will be the leader!"

"This..." Die was a little unconvinced.

"Do you have any objections?" Takeshita Yujiro glanced at her.

The invisible pressure pushed in front of Die like a wall, and she was almost unable to breathe.

"I have no objection, but it's a matter concerning the leader, and we need to discuss it with the ghosts!" Die said with all her might.

"Since I've said it, there's no need to discuss it!" Takeshita Yujiro looked unquestionable.

Die’s face turned pale, she lowered her head and said nothing.

"General, what about me!" Eita said, "I am the swordsman of Hirumaru. I crave killing, the ultimate killing. I cannot do things like lurking and infiltrating."

"Demon? I know you. I can even feel the soul in your sword roaring. It is extremely resentful and eager to kill, suck blood, and devour souls. It is really a waste of your talent to let you lurk."

"Moreover, if you continue to stay here, not only will it be useless, but it will also give people the impression that the Biheshan Ninjas are lurking here, which will only attract more attention. In this case..."

Takeshita Yujiro thought for a moment and said, "I have a Hongkou Dojo in the Magic City. Because of some things that happened a few years ago, someone came to challenge me recently and it caused a lot of trouble."

"Go there once and deal with them. There's a mix of good and bad people in the Demon City, from all walks of life. There are all kinds of gyms everywhere. If you haven't killed enough, just use my name to make trouble. Go to each gym one by one and kill them one by one. Hahaha!"

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the other side.

Fengtian, the Marshal's Mansion.

Marshal Zhang is talking to his Japanese advisor Machino Takema.

Marshal Zhang trusted Machino Takema very much, and the two had been friends for decades.

In his early years, when he was dealing with the Japanese military, Machino Takema helped him gain great benefits, and he also hired this man as his consultant.

But he also knew in his heart that although this man was on close terms with him, took his salary, and served as his advisor, he was secretly siding with Japan.

However, this is harmless. People who are not of our race must have different hearts. It doesn't matter who he is truly loyal to, as long as it can bring benefits to myself.

"Marshal, your rash move to seize the railway is really too risky. Isn't this simply angering the Japanese military? They won't agree. I suggest you withdraw your troops and return it to the Japanese military."

Machino Takema was very knowledgeable and analyzed the situation carefully to Marshal Zhang. Then he came to the conclusion: No matter how tough you are, Marshal Zhang, can you be tougher than the Japanese?

Finally, he took out a document given by Takeshita Yujiro, which stated that no matter what the reason or what Zhang Dashuai's intention was, Zhang Dashuai was prohibited from getting involved in the railway. If Zhang Dashuai was unwilling to return it, they would send armed forces to intervene.

Machino Takema reminded him: "The railway is like a line between you and Japan, a line that cannot be crossed. Once you cross this line, your position as the King of the Northeast will be in jeopardy."

"I can't protect you?"

Marshal Zhang was furious: "Wuma, are you threatening me? I was on the brink of a knife and rolled among the dead. I have seen all kinds of battles."

As he spoke, Marshal Zhang spread out his hands and tightly grasped them:

"I still have hundreds of thousands of troops under my command. If you push me too far, I will kill all the Japanese in the South Manchuria Station, young and old, men and women."

"Does the Marshal really intend to go to war with the Japanese for a few railways?" Machino Takema asked in shock, "How many years do you plan to fight?"

"It's too old!" Marshal Zhang roared.

"Are we going to fight endlessly for years?" Machino Takema was puzzled. Rather than thinking that a real war was going to break out, he felt that Marshal Zhang's words were just angry words.

As if he felt that he was too excited just now, Marshal Zhang sat back in his seat, drank a sip of tea, and said with a smile:
"There was a war on the first day, and I died on the second day. Well, well... I don't care about it. Damn it, what's the use of dying? Hahahaha..."

With just a few words, the tense atmosphere was restored, making it seem as if everything said before was unreliable and just a joke.

Marshal Zhang was a shrewd man and naturally did not want to completely fall out with the Japanese pirates. He was using this opportunity to express his attitude.

However, perhaps he did not expect that his current attitude would still be somewhat unacceptable to the Japanese pirates.

(End of this chapter)