Chapter 15: Incident, Big Scandal!
The September 18th Incident broke out, and the news suddenly spread. The people of the whole country were shocked and the world's public opinion was also in an uproar. European and American powers turned their attention to China, an ancient civilization.
In just one day and a night, Chenyang was lost, Siping, Gongzhuling, Tieling, Fushun, Andong... More than a dozen military and political centers were lost.
The Northeast Army faced less than 30,000 Kwantung Army (mixed Army) with less than 30,000 people, and was defeated step by step and defeated.
An order about "non-resistance" was quickly spreading and spreading rapidly among the military and civilians, becoming the fuse for public opinion to criticize the Northeast authorities.
For a moment, the young commander of the Northeast Army, who claimed to be a romantic young man, was suddenly pushed to the forefront.
Chiang Kai-shek, who was still in Jiangxi, was stunned by the news for a while. He didn't know how many of his beloved glass tea cups were broken, and the national curse of "Niangxipi" seemed to have never stopped.
Public opinion across the country has arisen!
Unite and fight against Japan and save the country!
Peking, Tianjin, Shanghai, Nanjing, Wuhan... students took to the streets to deliver anti-Japanese speeches, parades, and protested the National Government's non-resistance policy!
**The Central Committee also issued the "Declaration on Opposing Japanese Imperialism's Invasion of China" on the 22nd, and issued the call for "organizing the anti-imperialist movement of the masses, launching mass struggles, and resisting Japanese imperialism", "organizing the Northeast guerrilla war and directly attacking Japanese imperialism", and put forward the slogan of "armed defense of the Soviet Union".
The Kuomintang Nanjing government filed serious protests against Japan.
The Kuomintang Central Committee issued a "letter to compatriots across the country", saying that we must be truly united, firm, calm and hardworking.
After that, Chiang Kai-shek, who hurried back to Nanjing, gave a speech at the Nanjing Kuomintang members' meeting, saying that he would temporarily take the attitude of submissiveness and wait for international judgment.
These remarks immediately aroused the indignation of the Chinese people, and even the Kuomintang had high opposition.
For a time, Chiang Kai-shek had no intention of launching the so-called "bandit suppression operation".
Zhang Xueliang, who was far away in Peking, was even more worried. He gave the orders. He had received the orders from Chiang Kai-shek before. The two even met secretly not long ago, and talked about how to deal with them once the Japanese provoke trouble. Who would have thought that Chiang turned his back and refused to recognize others in a blink of an eye. The charge of "not resisting" fell on him.
The internal incomprehension made him unable to face it!
"No resistance" the general, such a heavy "burden" crushed the backbone that was tortured by drug addiction!
Jiang said this, but he finally gave the order, so he could only stand it!
The Japanese army was strong and even if they fought back, they might not be able to win. Many senior generals in the Northeast Army surrendered one after another, which fully proved this.
Lu Shan is also paying attention to these, but the communication facilities in this era are too backward and the spread of information is blocked. The reactions and actions of the big guys above are not something that they, the Dousheng people, can know.
However, a thunder broke out in Chenyang City at this moment. This thunder was extremely shocking to the people in Chenyang City, the Nanjing National Government, and even the world!
Yasuya Uchida, the president of the South Manchuria Railway Corporation, Japan's largest colonial company in Manchuria, was killed in a room in Yamato Hotel the night after the incident. The five samurai entourages who accompanied him were also killed!
There is even more shocking news.
The adjutant of the Japanese Kanto Army's secret service in Chenyang, Masashi Hanaya, was abducted by a sharp blade in his office and died of excessive blood loss. A large number of confidential documents and gold and silver property were looted!
The two murders occurred almost at the Yamato Hotel at the same time, and it was no more than two hours before and after.
No one knows who the murderer is, how he came in, no one knows, and how he left with so many property and documents!
The three "do not know" put the Japanese Kanto Army in an extremely embarrassing situation!
The murder occurred in the Yamato Hotel, and it was a public place. The Kwantung Army wanted to block the news and lost it.
The murderer killed someone in his base camp and took away his property and confidential documents.
Yasuya Uchida is not an ordinary person. He is a famous politician and noble in Japan. He has also served as prime minister twice. Such a person actually died in the Yamato Hotel under the layers of protection of the Kanto Army.
This was a fierce slap in the Kwantung Army. If someone hadn't discovered that Major Masashi Hana was killed, he wouldn't have found that Uchida Yasuya had been dead in the Yamato Hotel for a long time in the subsequent search.
Kanto Army Commander Honjo Shimo was furious and ordered a thorough investigation of everyone entering the Yamato Hotel.
The Japanese were still very efficient, and their gendarmerie quickly found the missing Japanese Consulate in Chenyang.
It’s a pity that the car was abandoned in a stinky ditch in the suburbs. If it weren’t for gasoline flowers floating on the water, the Japanese might have been able to find it!
A man wearing a top hat, about 1.75 meters tall, claimed to be a military officer in the Japanese consulate's special high school department, and a man named Ichiro Matsumoto came to the surface.
Many people have proved that such a character has appeared in Yamato Hotel, but almost no one can describe what Ichiro Matsumoto looks like and what specific characteristics it has.
The murderer is a Japanese, Ichiro Matsumoto, and a follower!
This suddenly diluted the good mood of Honjo Shizuo to occupy Chenyang and more than a dozen important towns in Northeast China.
If the news is true, it would be a shocking scandal!
The Kwantung Army's military operation was not approved by the domestic base camp, and Honjo Shizuo only had a tacit attitude. If he succeeded, he would enjoy the success. If he failed, he could completely stay out of the world and push out a few scapegoats.
Now they have succeeded. Hua Gu Masato is not willing to die, but the confidential documents he lost are extremely deadly. Once the base camp is investigated, not only will many people lose their heads, but he will also be held accountable.
Yasuya Uchida is sensitive, let alone this politician, even he has to worry about it. In Manchuria, if he does not get the support of the Manchurian Railway, the Kanto Army will be unable to support it. Now that Yasuya Uchida is dead, those domestic politicians will definitely take this account to the Kanto Army!
This is more trouble than throwing away those confidential documents!
Thinking of this, Honjo Shinobu wanted to tear the Japanese named "Ichiro Matsumoto" into pieces and execute him to death.
"Mangu Kiyoshi, I'm now ordering you that even if you turn over Shenyang City within three days, you will find this Matsumoto Ichiro. If you can't find it, you should have apologized by your own cesarean section!" Honjo gave the most severe order to Migu Kiyoshi, the leader of the military police.
Migu was soaked in the early morning. Both of them were killed under the heavy protection of the Japanese military police. How terrible it would be for those with such skills. In one night, they would have run away long ago. Will they stay where they are waiting for you to catch them?
It may not be possible to catch it in three days or even three months.
Isn’t the commander of our village deliberately asking someone to take responsibility, so I can explain it to the superiors?
Who else is more suitable than the captain of the military police?
Who is the direct person in charge of the safety of Yamato Hotel?
Mitani wailed in his heart, wishing he could arrest the "Ichiro Matsumoto" now, and then use eighteen tortures to ask him why he wanted to murder Yasuya Uchida and Hanaya Kwan.
"Hayi!" Sanguqing took the order and left. At least he had three days left, and there was a glimmer of hope.
If he has a glimmer of hope, he will not give up. Perhaps he may even lose his merits and become a hero!
After Miguqing left, a graceful figure appeared in Honjo Shin's office.
After a few minutes of secret conversation.
Honjo Shige personally ordered a woman named "Fangzi" to be transferred to the Special High School Section of the Kwantung Army's Fengtian Gendarmerie and served as the second lieutenant's Operation Section Chief.
After the Japanese army discovered that Yasuya Uchida and Hanaya were killed, within less than an hour, the Japanese army occupying Shenyang began martial law and a large-scale search!
For a time, rumors spread everywhere in Chenyang City, saying that the Japanese army was going to massacre the city, and saying that the Japanese army was preparing to rob the troops.
Rumors of the massacre of the city spread quickly, after all, there was a precedent for the Japanese army. Although the Lushun Massacre has been more than 30 years, many elderly people still remember it deeply.
The panic was like a plague, and it soon spread from the concession to the commercial port, and then to the old city. People supported the elderly and young, and rushed to escape!
The Japanese concession is relatively stable. After all, most of the people living there are Japanese and Koreans. Even if they massacre the city, the Japanese army would not even kill their own compatriots.
Most Chinese people live in commercial ports and old cities. When they hear that the Japanese army wants to massacre the city, whether it is true or not, they will run away without even trying their best. Chenyang Railway Station is instantly filled with people who are about to escape by car.
Because of the lag in communication, many people do not know the truth. Even the Manchurian Provincial Committee is confused, and there is a polar opposition between staying and leaving.
The reason for those who stayed was that the Japanese army could not have another Lushun massacre. If hundreds of thousands of people in Chenyang City were killed, Japan would be completely isolated internationally and no one would stand up to support such an evil country.
Those who support the departure believe that the Japanese army has actually occupied Chenyang, and the Japanese government is also industrialist, and their living environment is even worse than when Zhang Xueliang was in power. It is completely a solution to avoid the edge for the time being!
What's more, if such a big thing happens, the Japanese will definitely search and arrest people wildly. In the eyes of the Japanese, they are probably on the list of suspicion.
If it was Lu Shan, he would definitely agree with the policy of temporarily avoiding the edge. If the already fragile Manchurian Provincial Committee is in trouble again, it will be difficult to recover.
Moreover, **'s power in the Northeast is too weak and there is no army, so what can I fight against the Japanese army armed to the teeth?
The leader of the Manchurian Provincial Party Committee is not in Fengtian, and it is too late to ask the superiors for instructions at this time, and the superiors are not clear about the situation in Fengtian City, so it is difficult to make a correct judgment.
Finally, the discussion and decision were made. The provincial party committee organs stayed for the time being and continued to promote propaganda and unite to fight against Japan, and minimize the number of activities outside as much as possible, and not to foolishly hit the Japanese gun!
It was already the morning of September 20th.
Liu Yushu's high fever had almost subsided, and his spirits naturally improved a lot. Lu Shan asked Liu Yushu to make some blood-replenishing food to supplement his nutrition. After all, he was a young man. After eating it, his complexion immediately improved and he had the strength to go downstairs and walked around normally.
Liu Gang's butt also had a layer of tender scab, but he could only use half of his butt when sitting, and that half would take some time to focus on it.
Lei Dong went out to inquire about the news. Liu Yuyao was a girl and it was not convenient to go out. Such a small matter of inquiring about the news was enough.
Lei Dong is more familiar with the road environment in Chenyang City. This guy looks honest, but he is actually thinking about it.
After breakfast, he practiced boxing in the yard. This was a habit he developed over the past 20 years. Unless he was on the job, he would feel uncomfortable if he didn't punch three times in the morning, middle and evening every day!
This feeling has also brought it to this era!
This physical fitness is basically OK. After two years of fighting in the army, I can hardly find any fat. I just lose a little weight, have a little weight, have a little weak explosive power, have a thin body, and have a lot of room for improvement!
Huhu...
It can make a howling sound from the fist, how fast it is!
Liu Gang smashed his tongue, and he was very arrogant, but compared to others, he was really much worse.
The so-called expert looks at the tricks, while the layman watches the fun.
Liu Gang is a martial arts practitioner, so he naturally depends on the speed, angle, strength, and of course skills of Lu Shan's punching, while Liu Yuyao is just watching the fun.
I saw Lu Shan punching and kicking, flying up and down, and his movements were dazzling, making this girl who rarely saw real kung fu look at her eyes!
"Brother Lu Shan, good kung fu, you seem to be Xingyiquan." Liu Gang limped forward and asked while Lu Shan was resting and wiping his sweat.
"It's Xingyiquan." Lu Shan smiled. He practiced Xingyiquan, one of the four famous Chinese boxing.
The short-strike in Xingyiquan is nothing fancy, and the long-strike is the fastest. When two armies fight, among thousands of troops, it is not easy to turn and move. You can only fight straight forward, fight and fight, and fight as well, just like the Yellow River breaking a dam.
Lu Shan is a soldier, and he emphasizes attack, bravely move forward, and his strategy is like fire, which is in line with the essence of Xingyiquan. Therefore, what he prefers most is Xingyiquan, and he continues to practice.
"I wonder which school Lu Shan brothers came from?" Liu Gang asked solemnly with his eyes fixed.
"This..." Lu Shan was in a dilemma. It was not difficult to learn boxing in later generations, but the old man who taught him never mentioned his master's teachings. Although he had asked, he never said that he did not reveal a word until the day of his death. Therefore, he did not know which school of Xingyiquan he inherited!
"Brother Lu Shan, it's Liu Gang and Menglang."
"It's okay, the one who taught me the boxing technique was an old man of seventies. He had no name or surname, and I don't know where his master was."
"So that's the case. Brother Lu Shan's boxing has reached the level of a master who is revealed by intention, right?"
"Master, I'm still far from it!" Lu Shan smiled awkwardly.
"When Liu Gang's injury is healed, please give me some advice from brother Lu Shan?" Liu Gang said with a bright look and clasped his fists.
"It's okay, everyone will discuss it if you have the chance in the future."
Chapter completed!