132. Motegi's Troubles

Motegi was sent to the Liaoyang Military Hospital of the Fourth Brigade in the west courtyard of Lu Binlou, where he lay on his bed and let the doctors do various examinations. The results of the examination were very fast: Motegi was in good health, but in the last two days, he was in a hurry, and his qi was stagnant and bloody. Several doctors agreed that he would recover well soon. But his lungs were damaged. Given that he is approaching the age of knowing the destiny of heaven, it seems impossible to return to the beginning. When Okamura Ninji and Koiso Kuniaki and other commanders heard that he was fine, they were relieved and began to be busy with the political affairs of the Japanese army ruling Chifeng Castle again. Motegi lay on the bed, but his thoughts did not stop, and the doctor gave him an injection to tranquil the pain. This is followed by an acupuncture treatment by an acupuncturist, followed by dressing. Then I came down and took medicine while applying it.

In the evening, after the doctor tossed for a long time, he wanted to sleep. After a long thunderous snoring, he woke up, and it was past seven o'clock. Okamura Ninji prepared a banquet at Bailiu Restaurant and sent a car to pick him up. At first, he didn't go, but then he was so enthusiastic that he had to reluctantly make it difficult. As soon as he entered Bailiu Restaurant, the atmosphere of Shengge beauties made him a little unbearable. In recent years, especially after the Manchurian Incident, he fought in the north and south, and he had no time to go into such an occasion to see. At this moment, the warm nephrite girl and the Japanese woman in the gorgeous kimono made him feel red and love for a while.

Okamura led him to the chair and asked him to make a brief statement. He looked at the glittering dance floor and didn't say a word. Commander Okamura Ninji had no choice but to say for him: "General Motegi is an iron-blooded general in the Kwantung Army, and a rare general in the Imperial Army. He has participated in dozens of large and small battles such as the Battle of Buyeo, and led the Kumamoto disciples to conquer all battles. They all contributed to the capture of Manchuria by the empire and the imperial army. This time, the Kwantung Army attacked Rehe, and the Fourth Cavalry Brigade under his command was responsible for the task of attacking in the middle. In order to give the empire a complete Chifeng City, all units of the Fourth Brigade, when they encountered a strong enemy defending the city, did not hesitate to destroy the city with their flesh and blood, and almost did not use artillery to destroy the city. The city of Chifeng is not easy to come by......"

Speaking of this, Okamura Ninji picked up a glass of green wine and said heavily and passionately: "Today we are fortunate to see the demeanor of the iron-blooded general, this glass of wine is not only to suppress the shock of General Motegi who returned from the front, but also to celebrate the occupation of Chifeng City by the Fourth Brigade of the Motegi Cavalry of the Imperial Army, please cheers......"

Everyone stood up, raised their glasses, and dried. Motegi Mae no Tsuki looked around at the Chinese, and saw that they were all under the head of the Japanese, standing in Namu Ne, catering to the faces of the Japanese. He picked up a glass of white water and took a symbolic drink. If he hadn't lost two battles in a row, he would have had a toast with all the Chinese present. These Chinese all contributed to the capture of Chifeng by the imperial army. Because of his silence, the chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, Kuniaki Koiso, delivered a congratulatory speech on the other hand. Koiso Kuniaki stood up, squeezed his triangular eyes, cleared the throat of the male duck, and said: "The 4th Brigade of the Motegi Cavalry, which can conquer and fight habitually, and the officers and assistants of the 6th Division, capture Chifeng Castle, it is your merit and the glorious war history of the Kwantung Army. The empire will not forget you, and the Yamato nation is proud of you. The city of Chifeng is so rich that the empire will scrape countless creams from here. The elites of the Yamato nation here should have a good time drinking about it......"

Everyone clinked glasses to each other to find wine, and after a jingle of glasses, there were all kinds of upstarts in power who appeared to speak. Among them are: Toru Kamemori, a member of the Steering Committee of Chifeng Castle. Kuroda Wanichi, the captain of the Nakasa Brigade stationed in Chifeng Castle. Juro Hanashima, head of the special high school section of the Japanese army stationed in Chifeng City...... Some upstarts such as Toru Kamemori and Juro Hanashima all stepped forward to shake hands with Motegi Maenotsuki, implying that he had heavy troops in his hands, and he still needed a lot of support for the work of the occupied area.

While everyone was shaking hands with Motegi Maenotsuki and greeting each other, a person, also speaking the Kumamoto dialect, came to talk to Motegi. He introduced himself and said, "Contemptible people, Shinai Kitake Wall, I have the honor to meet our Kumamoto heroes, and I would like to thank you deeply on behalf of Kumama himself on Kyushu Island......"

Motegi Mae no Tsuki was not interested in anyone, and after the greetings, he remained silent. Commander Okamura Ninji has been paying close attention to Motegi, and he believes that Motegi Maetsuki was unhappy that the 117th Brigade had twice defeated the Imperial Army, and he could never get out of the shadow of defeat. In fact, Motegi's psychology is loaded with two things, one is that the 117th Brigade must take the lead in every battle, what gives them this condition to be one step ahead? The second is that the imperial army on the top of the tomb can't get by, but they can't get by, why?; Also, where did all those shells go? He couldn't figure it out.

According to the pre-arranged program, it is finally time to take a nap and dance freely. Japanese spy Mieko Kohe, wearing a blue kimono, without fat powder, came to Motegi with a plain face. She bowed to him according to Japanese etiquette and asked him to dance. This is also what Toru Kamemori and Commander Ninji Okamura meant. Motegi had to jump up with her, and Mieko's proper dress, well-trained manners, and elegant and generous movements reminded Motegi of his wife Yuko Koyama, who was far away from home......

There is also a person who has been observing Motegi Mae no Tsuki, he saw Motegi and Kohe Mieko dancing a song, Motegi gradually became a little unsatisfied, and the person who observed him was Shiuchi Kitake Wall. He saw how powerful the role of women was, and it was originally a wooden Motegi Maenozuki, and Commander Okamura couldn't even raise his interest, but he was warmed up by a girl's dance. He guessed that when the banquet was over, Motegi would invite her to his apartment.

Shiuchi Kitake Wall walked up to Motegi again and said, "General, with all due respect, there is a lack of women in the army, so you can come back a few times......" Motegi knew that he had misinterpreted himself, so he said: "Your Excellency, you can't say much, the woman just now is about the same age as my daughter, and she looks too much like my wife Yuko Koyama............" Shiuchi Kitake Wall didn't want to go any further, so he changed the topic and said: "The general doesn't know what I'm doing yet" Motegi felt a little rude, so he squeezed out a little laugh and said: "May I ask Your Excellency, is also a powerful person who came to Chifeng City? Our Fourth Brigade captured Chifeng and provided a lot of people with fat ......"

Shiuchi Xiwu Wall said: "The general is wrong, I am not a powerful person who has just come to Chifeng City. I came to Chifeng City very early, in 1890. Currently, he is still serving in the Kumamoto Overseas Dispatch Team as Governor. Most of the "Shina" magazine published by the dispatch team was in charge of the contemptible. When Motegi heard this, he asked, "Your Excellency must have traveled extensively in Shina, and you must know all about the mountains, rivers, geography, allusions, people, and legends here, right?" Shinai happily replied: "The mountains and rivers of China are like dragons gathering, and I also know some legends and allusions, and each legend and allusion has its own cultural and geographical origins. If you don't even know this, isn't it in vain to mix up here? ”

Shiuchi Kitake Wall was very proud of the topic that led him, so he said: "General Motegi, what legendary things have you encountered in the war in the south and north of the world, you can ask me, and I will do my best to answer for you......"

Motegi told him about the events on the top of the tomb, and told him about the water cannon spring in Huajiagou, hoping that he would have a reasonable explanation to solve the mystery in his heart. Shinai Xiwu Wall was so happy that he looked at Ren Danhu and said: "I don't dare to say 100% answer, but I will try my best to give you a satisfactory answer......" At this time, Motegi, Fang Jue sighed in his heart, and only went out a little.

The banquet was over, and Motegi returned to his apartment and kept calling Shintaro Umei. He learned that the 117th Brigade had all retreated to Houtougou Village, Ono Tataro was still living in Huangqingou Men'er, Yamaoka Jie was stationed in Beihuanglinzi, and the brigade headquarters led the directly subordinate units and artillery at all levels were still stationed in Guduhe...... He ordered Ono Tataro not to push forward lightly, and to be careful of the loss of the 117th Brigade.

The next morning (March 5), he was busy on the phone when the military doctor came to urge him to take medication. Okamura Ninji sent someone to take a document for him to look at. When he saw that it was written on it, it was a list of Chifeng magistrate appointments, which should have been set by himself, but he asked Okamura to do it for him, so he had to sign it.

Before leaving, Okamura came to his bed again and said, "General Motegi, don't keep thinking about seeking revenge with the 117th Brigade, a person who keeps thinking about one thing will go astray...... The imperial army's rule over Chifeng City will be handed over to Your Excellency and Toru Kamemori for the time being. For the exploration of the Liao Tomb, as well as Lu Bin's treatment, you can look at it. I have to rush back to Tongliao, where the Anti-Japanese Federation and the Volunteers are in turmoil, and I must go back. ”

As soon as Okamura left, the guards came in and said, "General, there is a woman outside asking to see ......"