Chapter 5: Martyrdom

"Mr. Kondo'......"

Kaohsiung Maya and others were still fighting hard in the underground area, and when they were besieged in the storage area, an inexplicable coolness enveloped Gao Xiong's heart. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info instinct told her that the worst had happened. Their admirals were killed in battle.

"How so? With Mutsu and Atago, why did he have an accident? Maya also couldn't trust his instincts, and sat on his knees and wept silently. Major General Kondo treats them like fathers again, and his feelings are deep enough for them to give everything to fight.

Several grenades were thrown at them by the enemy, but all that exploded was black powder.

Maya fainted on the spot due to the proximity of the explosion. Kaohsiung watched Maya lose consciousness, and his tense nerves were about to collapse. The Admiral was killed in battle, his sister was unconscious, and several times the enemy cut off all the exits, and it was already possible to declare defeat.

Kaohsiung carried a submachine gun in his hand, rushed out of the bunker desperately, and hit a road in the face of the rain of bullets, and the anger of not being afraid of death made her like a killing god, and dozens of soldiers of the A division were killed on the ground by her.

Rising from the corpse, Kaohsiung tried to shoot, but she was out of bullets, and the machine gun swept on her tired body, stirring up a little blood. Even if it is the body of the ship's mother, there is a limit to the hard resistance to bullets, and Kaohsiung also realizes that there are more and more wounds on his body.

Drawing her dagger, she lunged at the nearest foe, slicing their necks with a single blow.

The moment the body fell, more than a dozen machine guns were aimed at Kaohsiung, and countless bullets hit her. Kaohsiung's body finally reached its limit and collapsed in the pile of corpses.

"Damn, how could I lose? …… Can't lose...... It's impossible! ”

Kaohsiung took out a few pills from her pocket, and instead of accepting the fact of defeat, she would rather go to Huangquan to accompany Major General Kondo.

"Quick, stop her." Ignoring the danger, several researchers rushed forward from the rear and sprinkled black placer powder on Kaohsiung.

Kaohsiung didn't even have time to open his mouth before he lost consciousness. The poison pill landed on her cheek and was then taken away by the researchers. She didn't even have a chance to die, she was put in special handcuffs.

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"Report, Dean Kitamura, the four members of the Kaohsiung-class heavy cruiser have all been captured and are about to be sent to the dungeon of the research institute. Mutsu handed it over to the royal family. ”

Sitting in the car, Shiro Kitamura, the president of the Imperial Research Institute, who was protected by bodyguards, couldn't help but get excited when he heard the news. Although the research institute is committed to the research work of the ship's mother, it is not allowed to use the ship's mother for experiments, and this rebellion research institute actively provides weapons to the ship's mother in order to obtain research materials.

As long as no one is killed, the emperor and senior cabinet officials can acquiesce in the four traitors and deal with them at will.

"Very good, contact Mr. Takayanagi. Let's just say that everything is in plan. ”

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Compared to the battle situation in the city, the port of Tokyo was still able to organize a position to defend it, but with the convergence of the main forces of the 1st Division and the 2nd Division. By 9 p.m., most of the port of Tokyo had been recaptured. The sea outside was blocked by torpedo boats and landing craft, and there were originally three light aircraft carriers who could easily withdraw from the harbor, but unfortunately the three of them were persuaded by the spies planted in the military port for the first time and lost contact with the Wu Gang rebels.

The defeat was like a mountain, and in the blink of an eye, many of the soldiers of Wu Gang became the ghosts of the guns. Mr. Shimada, a veteran in charge of the port of Tokyo, was transferred to the Kamui seaplane carrier by his subordinate Kamui. However, it seemed that there was a traitor on their side, and soon the 2nd Division drew troops to storm Pier 7, where the Kamui seaplane carrier was berthed.

Seeing the artillery fire outside, the temporarily organized defense line was broken through in an instant. Lieutenant General Shimada couldn't sit comfortably next to Kamui.

"Let them surrender."

"But ......", Kamui still wanted to insist, but seeing her crew sacrifice in battle made her heart ache very much.

Lieutenant General Shimada suddenly felt a pain in his heart, and hurriedly took out the heart-saving pill and took it. "Don't insist any longer...... The winner is decided. We were all all taken advantage of by His Majesty Hirohito. ”

Kamui couldn't believe that His Majesty the Emperor would set a trap. "Maybe it's Nagato......"

"Nagato? Looking at the whole world, are there still fewer scenes of fathers and sons killing each other and fratricidal in all dynasties? His Majesty the Emperor is willing to abandon his sister-in-law? Why should we be reluctant to abandon us? Lieutenant General Shimada soothed his aching heart and leaned back in his chair to gasp. You go out and tell all our men in the port of Tokyo to lay down your arms and surrender at once! This is my command......"

Admiral Shimada...... I ......"

Shimada shook his head and pushed Kamui, "Go quickly, they shouldn't be sacrificed here because of our failure!" ”

Kamui agreed to Vice Admiral Shimada's request and ran out of his captain's room in tears. A few meters after she had run, a clear gunshot rang out behind her.

Even with mental preparation, Kamui instantly lost her former concentration, tears covering her eyes, and the Admiral who had been with her for many years committed suicide with a bullet, and it was right behind her. She can't accept this kind of ending!

"Telegram to all Kure Port officers and soldiers in the port of Tokyo to immediately lay down their arms and surrender. This is the order of the Supreme Commander, Lieutenant General Shimada! ”

"Repeat ......"

Kamui then watched as the soldiers of the 2nd Division surrounded his ship, and all the crew of the Kamui did not resist as ordered and became prisoners. And on her deck, for the first time, a group of army officers and soldiers were welcomed.

"Miss Kamui, I'm glad you made the right choice with your Admiral. In accordance with the instructions above, we need to put two people under house arrest temporarily. After the investigation of the incident is completed, it will be handed over to a military court for sentencing. Please rest assured, you are not the main responsible person, and I believe that the above will not put the two of you in danger of life. ”

The official words made Kamui disgusting to hear, and it was conceivable what kind of treatment the rebels in the city would receive. There are always people to be held accountable, and in the eyes of these army commanders, what they are doing is a farce, and who deserves to die and who should be corrected is pre-chosen.

"No, I think you're mistaken." Kamui stood up from the deck as he spoke, looking squarely at the highest-ranking speaker in the Army. "My Admiral has died in battle, and I refuse to accept false orders on the radio! My weapon is here, and I won't surrender! ”

All the officers and men of the army were frightened back by the momentum of Shenwei, and they realized that the ship lady who seemed vulnerable before had a terrifying deterrent power.

"Miss Kamui, what are you doing here? The military port radio is the order you turn on, you convey. Why keep fighting? What can you do? Is it hard to surrender in one sentence? You have to be clear about where you stand! There is a limit to the tolerance that those above can give you! ”

Words didn't play a role, Kamui turned around and ran to the cabin, the army officers and soldiers didn't expect Kamui to run away for a while, and when they reacted, Kamui had already run into the cabin.

"Quick, catch her! Lieutenant General Shimada is likely to be in there too, and everyone is not allowed to shoot without my orders! ”

The soldiers of the brigade smashed open the iron door of the captain's room, and the captain of the wing, who walked at the front, saw only a large pool of blood in the cabin, and the window by the sea was wide open.

"What about people?" Not only did the captain of the wing stomp his feet in anger, but the soldiers around him were also very strange, could it be that Kamui escaped with Lieutenant General Shimada with a rope? This is too embarrassing for the two of them.

The captain of the wing hurriedly climbed to the window and looked down, only to hear a plop, and some waves could be seen on the sea.

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["Hello, I'm Kayaka Fukaya from Kanagawa. Nice to meet you. Colonel Shimada. ”

"You're Mr. Fukaya's daughter? I am comrades-in-arms with your father. Don't worry, you will work under me in the future, and I will support you if you have something. ”

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"Major General Shimada, the sea is so beautiful~ Can we win this exercise?"

"If nothing else, victory is a sure thing."

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"Congratulations, promoted to Lieutenant General. I brought you sake from my hometown in Kanagawa. Celebrate your promotion today and make an exception for you to have a bar. ”

"Don't say I'm like an old man, I'm still a handsome guy in a new suit."

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"The victory of the Battle of Tsushima is indispensable, ahem...... Cough....... Wait, I'll take my pills. ”

"Admiral Shimada, water."

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"This is my last command, live well! Divinity! ”

"This is also the last time I disobey your orders, Admiral Shimada." 】

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【Seawater ...... It's cold......

Mr. Admiral, if you're feeling cold, hug me. This is Kamui's final reward......]

Ten minutes later, the core of the Kamui seaplane suddenly exploded, and the hull was quickly ****, and in just a few minutes, the old seaplane carrier sank into the water and turned into the ghost of the Tokyo estuary.

The captain of the 2nd Division, who hurriedly fled back to the landing craft, watched a warship of the Empire sink in front of his eyes, and couldn't help but be in awe, without the expression of the previous slaughter. "The whole team listens to the order and stands upright! Salute! ”

It is rare for the soldiers of the army to witness the death of a shipwreck and admiral with the highest respect.

The waves rolled up and smashed on the docks, and everything added a sense of tragedy with the sinking of Kamui, and the undeserving people died. The death of Vice Admiral Shimada and Kamui made it difficult for all the people behind the scenes, and it also made the ship's girls angry. This is the first time since the deep snow accident that the ship's mother has been "killed in battle". And he was forced to death by the army, even if Nagato couldn't lead the ship, it immediately triggered a condemnation from the navy. The ship girls are all shrine maidens of the gods chosen by Amaterasu, and they are the female elite of the sacred Yamato nation. did not die on the battlefield, but died at the hands of their own countrymen, which was unacceptable to the Navy Ministry and the ship girls.

But these were only the beginning, and no one expected that the effects of the coup were far from over.

It's March 22nd. 12 days after the coup.

The bodies of Kamui and Vice Admiral Shimada were salvaged ashore by the submarine ship that was urgently transferred, and the huge hull could only be towed outside the harbor, allowing the sea water and time to slowly erode away. On the one hand, the people in the navy wanted to package the whole accident as a glorious deed of loyalty and patriotism, saying that the two were deceived by the rebels, and finally could not accept the fact of treason and committed suicide. On the other hand, many shipwrecks also opposed the salvage of the Shenwei's hull, believing that the sea was the best destination for the late Shenwei.

After the bodies of the two were salvaged and released to sea, they were immediately transferred to the Chiba Prefectural Cemetery near Tokyo for low-key burial.