Age of Rebirth

General Nanjiro, the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army who has left his post and is about to return to China, is used to thinking about problems from the perspective of a politician. The taste has changed a bit, and it has become a reluctance to leave the old chief, and an arrogance to the new chief. Of course, for the former, General Nanjiro is enough to comfort himself.

The latter is something that General Nanjiro never wants to see. After all, the generals under his command are still under Umezu Yoshijiro. Opportunity, so General Nanjiro had to speak.

As for General Umezu Yoshijiro, he remained calm, which made General Minamijiro confused about this person. He was a little confused. Is this the legendary Umezu who has no city in his chest and has a typical military personality?

If General Umezu Yoshijiro showed anger on the spot, or put his displeasure on his face, General Nanjiro would feel relieved, but Umezu, with his old godly face, seemed to be aware of it, and Lieutenant General Matsuda waited for the Kwantung Army The high-ranking generals deliberately dismounted. General Nanjiro has a new understanding of Meizu. Thinking about it, it is right. It is fuel-efficient to be able to get to the current position in the imperial world. lamp?

General Nanjiro's sharp thinking, the timing of coming forward, and the way of speaking are extremely important. If it is not good to make trouble, it will be self-defeating, but it is not beautiful. Seeing Matsuda and other senior generals, they still look the same. I don't know which one is the Kwantung Army now. General Nanjiro was anxious about the boss's posture, and cursed secretly, "What a bunch of idiots, you can't show your loyalty to me on such an occasion? You let Yoshijiro Umezu. How can you be so embarrassing?"

General Nanjiro suddenly stood up, and bowed deeply to General Umezu Yoshijiro. Not only did Matsuda and other senior Kwantung Army generals look at each other for no reason, even Umezu Yoshijiro, who had a calm face, was shocked.

He hurriedly stood up and returned the gift.At least on the surface, he said with trepidation: "Mr. Nanci, why is this? You are a senior in the imperial world and my predecessor. Meijin cannot afford such a big gift! Mr. Nanci, please sit down quickly. What's the matter. Shall we sit down and talk?"

Nanjiro breathed a sigh of relief.You, Umezu Yoshijiro, were waiting for you. After bowing deeply, he said sincerely: "Umezu-san, you are about to leave Manchuria. There are some words that you can't vomit quickly. During my time in charge of the military administration in Manchuria, although I made small achievements, it was not The ability to manage the world has caused it. Now the situation where the Chinese devil Tang Qiuli is overwhelmed by an army of more than one million, I feel very ashamed to think about it!"

"What I left for Umetsu-kun is the crisis in Manchuria, and under such a crisis, Umetsu-kun is still generous to take up the post, which shows that your Excellency is fearless and confident. The Kwantung Army I left in Manchuria is loyal to the Empire of Japan and His Majesty the Emperor. The army is an army loyal to the commander-in-chief. I am going to leave. I shouldn't talk too much. However, I very much hope that under the command of Mr. Meijin, the Kwantung Army will change the crisis in Manchuria and save it for the Great Japanese Empire. In a fertile land, even though I am in my own country, I feel relieved, please, Umetsu-kun!"

General Nanjiro finished his speech sincerely, and then bowed again. For the sake of this, General Nanjiro even did not hesitate to belittle his achievements during the period of presiding over the military administration in Manchuria. The heads of Chief of Staff Matsuda and others are not elm wood. Liao suddenly understood, "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, you are justifying our actions just now, and also eliminating General Meijin's bad feelings towards us. I am so grateful!"

With such a step and an opportunity to turn around, if you don’t take advantage of it, you will be a complete fool. Chief of Staff Matsuda was the first to step forward, followed by all the senior generals of the Kwantung Army, walked up to General Umezu Yoshijiro, and said in unison: Under the command of Commander-in-Chief Meizu, the Ministry is willing to reproduce the glory of the Kwantung Army and annihilate all enemies who dare to invade! Long live the Empire of Japan! Long live His Majesty the Emperor! The Kwantung Army is invincible!"

The voice of shouting long live reverberated in the living room. Of course General Umezu Yoshijiro knew that this was General Nanjiro backing himself up. No matter who sat on the throne of the Kwantung Army Commander-in-Chief, the Kwantung Army would be loyal to the person on the throne , and the statement of Lieutenant General Matsuda and others undoubtedly told himself that from now on, you will be the boss!

There was no complacency on the face of General Umezu Meijiro, on the contrary, he was sneering in his heart, "Nanjiro, an old guy, has no choice but to play this oboe with his original subordinates. He is afraid that after he takes over the Kwantung Army , using various excuses to purge the internal affairs and eliminate dissidents, is the current behavior considered surrender?"

General Umezu Yoshijiro also expressed his opinion, "Gentlemen, the Kwantung Army has created many brilliant achievements under the command of the Commander-in-Chief Nanji. Prestige, Meijin took over the position of commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, speaking of it, he was still under the shadow of the commander-in-chief of Nanci, with a sense of sincerity and fear, lest the prestige of the Kwantung Army would be damaged in Meijin's hands!"

"We are all warriors of His Majesty the Emperor, elites of the Yamato nation, and proud flowers of the Imperial Army. Only by sincerely uniting and working together, we will devote ourselves to His Majesty's great cause of dominating Asia and going to the world. We will die without regrets." I hope all the gentlemen here will do their best to assist Meijin, so that the flowers of the imperial army will bloom all over the land of China!"

Umezu Yoshijiro's words are also extremely beautiful. He neither denies the achievements of his predecessors, fully respects the seniors in the military, but also expresses his determination and establishes his own position. The move is absolutely impeccable.

Lieutenant General Matsuda and the others were naturally moved and catered one after another. They all came to toast. Contrary to the attitude just now, General Nanjiro retired after finishing his work, and stepped aside consciously, watching the scene with a smile on the corner of his mouth. And the touching scene, the expression is very gratified.

In fact, General Nanjiro felt a chill in his heart, because what General Umezu Yoshijiro said just now was so beautiful that it almost overturned his entire understanding of this martial artist. Who said that this guy doesn't like politics, In my opinion, if this guy Umezu joins the political world, his future will be limitless. "This person is not easy to mess with!" He secretly reminded himself that in the future, he might have troubles with the remote control and manipulation of the Kwantung Army. Yoshijiro Umezu cannot be avoided.

The reception ended successfully. Because of the tense situation on the border of Manchuria, the generals did not dare to drink recklessly. Finally, it was time for General Nanjiro to board the private plane. Under the leadership of General Umezu Yoshijiro, everyone surrounded the former commander-in-chief and walked out of Fengtian Kanto At the moment when he boarded the army headquarters building, General Nanjiro looked back again and stared at it affectionately.

Then, short, got into the car, escorted by more than a dozen trucks full of guards from the headquarters, left the headquarters of the Kwantung Army, sat in the car, a few tears dripped from the corners of General Nanjiro's eyes, he was very sad and full of emotion Qian, I have finally returned to China. I wonder if I will be able to return to Manchuria in my lifetime?

Originally, according to the intention of General Umezu Yoshijiro, at Mukden Airport, a grand farewell ceremony was held for General Nanjiro to leave his post and return home, but General Nanjiro resolutely declined. The reason is very good. The current situation in Manchuria is imminent. The key At this time, it is not appropriate to exaggerate such a big event, so as not to cause unreasonable speculation by the people of Manchuria and ordinary soldiers of the Kwantung Army because of the Kwantung Army's change of command!

In order to show respect for this senior in the army and his predecessor, General Umezu Yoshijiro also prepared to send a brigade of fighter jets to escort General Minamijiro's special plane. Officer, return home on a lonely plane?

This move not only demonstrates my respect for the seniors and predecessors in the army, but also shows it to the local bigwigs. I, Umezu Yoshijiro, am not a heartless person. Among them, the Northern Flying Group of the Independent Division was completely wiped out, but it was still possible to assemble a fighter brigade. Unexpectedly, General Nanjiro himself refused, even tougher than holding a grand farewell ceremony at the airport.

Faced with the somewhat stubborn General Nanjiro, with such a resolute and clear attitude, Umezu Yoshijiro had to cancel his plan to send a fighter jet brigade to escort him. He didn't understand why this old fellow Nanjiro would refuse such a glorious thing, and even had some Nervous?

Umezu Yoshijiro is not Nanjiro, he does not understand the true thoughts of General Nanjiro, now, the sky above Manchuria is dominated by the aviation of the Independent Division, any thing with the symbol of the Great Japanese Empire, as long as it flies into the sky, maybe it will come from somewhere When the fighter jets of the Independent Division came out, a special plane took off, which was unobtrusive. If it was a fighter brigade and dozens of fighter jets took off, without being encircled and suppressed by the fighter jet group of the Air Force of the Independent Division, General Nanjiro even changed his name?

Although face is important, it is not as important as a little life. If life is gone, where is the face?Therefore, General Nanjiro was terrified when he heard General Umezu Yoshijiro's kindness for him to save face. He regarded it as a snake and scorpion, and refused it straight away. Even, he lacked the tact and calmness that a mature politician should have.

If it weren't for the darkness of the battlefield on the Korean Peninsula, General Nanjiro would never have taken the risk to return home by special plane and cross the Sea of ​​Japan by boat, which is also a route. However, this route is already full of dangers. In comparison, the air route It is relatively safer, but the special plane did not dare to fly directly over the airspace of the Korean Peninsula, but went directly north, landed in Harbin to refuel, and returned home via Vladivostok.

Nanjiro left, leaving behind the crisis-ridden situation in Manchuria. He retired and flew back to Japan with a completely different result than the previous commanders-in-chief of the Kwantung Army!

(to be continued) (to be continued...)