Faced with hundreds of pairs of stares looking directly at him, Iwasaki Taro only felt that this was the most difficult choice he had made in his life. It stands to reason that as a high-ranking general of the Japanese Empire, he should not hesitate to commit suicide in order to serve the emperor in this situation, but he has not been able to make up his mind until now.

Yes, he couldn't make up his mind, because he wasn't one of those soldiers who was so poor that he could only eat rice balls. In this era, the salaries of Japanese soldiers were actually very low, especially in the army, and their salaries were even less than those in the navy. A private's salary is only 5.5 yen a month, and even a private's salary for several years is only 10.5 yen a month. Of course, high-ranking officers are not included, and the salary of a major general like Taro Iwasaki is at least about 5,000 yen a month, which is equivalent to 50,000 or 60,000 yuan in later generations. And every night in his spare time, comfort women from Korea, Taiwan, or Japan treated them, and how could a person who was accustomed to such enjoyment be willing to die so easily, and he couldn't help but shudder at the thought of being sent to a dark mine to serve hard labor if he didn't agree.

"What? Your Excellency the General hasn't thought it through yet, you must know that there is not much time left! Taro Kanhara's voice rang in his ears again.

Taro Kanhara stared at Taro Iwasaki as he spoke, just waiting for him to say the word 'no', and he would immediately teach him how to behave. To tell the truth, he didn't want to let such a person work with him from the bottom of his heart, since he took refuge in Su Jin and became the leader of the Japanese Protector Army, he found that he was like living in heaven, he was well fed and clothed every day, and there was a lot of military salary every month, and he was the one who had the final say in the entire Protector Army, such a day was really not too cool, but once Iwasaki Taro also joined the Protector Army, it would be different, this old guy turned out to be a general, His prestige among the soldiers is not much higher than that of his half-killed guy, and once this guy joins in, his prestige will definitely be greatly challenged.

There were a few times when Taro Kanhara took out a pistol and killed this guy who might have taken him in the air, but when he thought of the cold gaze of His Excellency the General and the bad consequences of pulling the trigger, he could only endure helplessly, but he was not without a chance now, as long as Taro Iwasaki refused, he would send him to the mine immediately without saying a word, and let him carry the stone there until death.

Facing Taro Kanhara's aggressive question, Taro Iwasaki slowly stood up, his eyes changed from hesitant to firm, he first glanced at his guard captain Ryo Yano and more than a dozen original guards, and then met Taro Kanhara's gaze, a faint smile appeared on his face, and then he said: "Of course, since General Su is willing to provide me with such a good opportunity, why should I refuse?" I am willing to serve in the Japanese Protectorate* Army. ”

"...... Uproar"

As soon as Iwasaki Taro's words fell, there was an immediate commotion around him, and hundreds of pairs of eyes looked at him in disbelief. These captured soldiers could never have imagined that their general's Excellency would surrender to the Huaxia people so easily, and this feeling made many people unable to accept it.

"Your Excellency, General!"

"Your Excellency!"

There was a burst of exclamations all around.

Taro Iwasaki, who had long expected this situation, didn't say anything, but took the lead in saying to his guard captain: "Yano-kun, you have been following me for five or six years. ”

"Yes, Your Excellency!" Ryo Yano bowed and said in a low voice.

"If I'm not mistaken, your fiancée's name should be Gana Ayako, right?"

"Your Excellency General has a good memory!"

"Don't call me Your Excellency General, I'm no longer a general of the Great Japanese Empire."

Iwasaki Taro shook his head bitterly, and he said loudly in front of the hundreds of soldiers around him: "Gentlemen, you have shed your last drop of blood for the Great Japanese Empire and His Majesty the Emperor, and now it is time to think about yourself and your families. Since we have become captives of the Chinese people, it means that we can never go back, and the road ahead can only be walked by ourselves, if any of you want to serve His Majesty the Emperor, even if you have a seppuku, I will not stop him, now please let me live for myself! ”

After speaking, Iwasaki Taro strode up to Taro Kanhara, saluted him, and said loudly: "Iwasaki Taro is willing to join the Japanese Protector Army, please give me advice." ”

Looking at Taro Iwasaki, who was standing solemnly in front of him, Taro Kanhara wanted to take out the pistol on his waist several times and jump him, but reason stopped him. I saw him smile and say to Iwasaki Taro: "Iwasaki-kun, welcome you to join the sequence of the Protector Army, I welcome you to join on behalf of His Excellency the General." ”

Looking at the guy who put on a teachable posture in front of him, Iwasaki Taro only felt that his teeth were a little itchy, and if he had changed his words, such a low-level officer didn't even care about the atmosphere in front of him, but now such a person is his boss in a grand manner, isn't this a big joke in the world. But now the situation is stronger than people, this guy has taken refuge in Su Jin one step ahead of himself, and a group of soldiers have also gathered around him, if he wants to confront him head-on, he doesn't have the capital.

"It's a long time coming, let's wait and see!" Iwasaki Taro thought secretly in his heart, but a smile appeared on his face, and he bowed to Taro Guanhara: "From now on, we will be companions, please take care of us!" ”

In less than half an hour, the news that Taro Iwasaki was willing to join the **** reached Su Jin's ears.

"Now we finally have a good figure in our national protector army!"

When he received the news, Su Jin was busy dealing with some official business, and after receiving this report, he was stunned for a moment, and then he breathed a sigh of relief, the national protector army he had worked so hard to make was not for fun, and this army occupied a big position in his future plans.

Zhou Yusheng stood in front of her and asked with a smile: "Junzao, since Jinhua has been recovered, should we carry out the mission over there in Chongqing next?" You know, they offered a price tag for the rank of commander and general of a group army. ”

"No hurry!" Su Jin shook his head, "It's just a false title, suddenly occupying such a big city, we have to plan well, now there are many people in our army who can fight, but there are no people who know construction, and then we have to do a good job of construction in addition to fighting." (To be continued.) )