Chapter 40: The Gathering (Part II)
It was a captain officer who stood in the way, and of course he couldn't run over it like a soldier, even if it was a fleet commander sitting in the car. So the Ford sedan stopped two or three meters away from the captain, and the commander adjutant, who was sitting in the passenger seat, opened the door and jumped out of the car.
"Who are you, report the unit to which you belong, the name of the officer!" Adjutant Kawaguchi Nakasa, the commander of the fleet, asked loudly.
"Staff Officer of the Second Brigade of the 109th Wing of the 116th Division, Captain Kawasaki, what kind of unit are you, traffic is prohibited here, please turn around and go back." Kawasaki replied loudly that although they were not affiliated with each other, the suppression of the military rank could not be avoided.
"Shut up, haven't you repented of the rebellion that has now become the imperial kingdom?" Kawaguchi Nakasa held the navy dagger at his waist and loudly scolded the army officer in front of him.
The sailors on the front truck jumped out of the car quickly, and the flat-ended weapons stood in a line behind Kawaguchi Nakasa.
"Who the hell are you?" Kawasaki reached out and put his hand on the hilt of the saber, and the soldiers of the third squad of the second squadron, who were watching the movement not far away, immediately ran over quickly.
The soldiers of the third squad were still worried about their future, but when they saw the appearance of the navy, their morale suddenly and inexplicably soared. The army soldiers lined up neatly behind Kawasaki, the front row half kneeling and the back row standing, forming a formation of a platoon of guns shooting, and the 38 rifles in their hands were pointed at the navy opposite.
"Put down the muzzle, let go! Who called you here, Red Deer Yelang! What about Captain Yamada? Where is this guy? Ohtani Caochang, immediately take them all away. ”
The spontaneous actions of his subordinates shocked the captain, and the staff officers of the brigade were even more nervous than the navy at the moment. The Second Brigade had already broken through a catastrophe, and if there was a subsequent fire with the Navy, this Brigade would be completely finished, and even the commander of the Thirteenth Army could not afford such a consequence.
"But, Captain." The second squadron, Cao Dagu, looked nervously at the naval soldiers opposite.
"Obey orders! Canyon. ”
"Huh! Lord Captain. Cao Chang hurriedly straightened his chest, and then withdrew the Ninety-Five Saber in his hand from the scabbard.
"All, turn left, four columns, let's go." Cao Chang gave the order, and the infantry shouldered their rifles and began to turn to the march.
"Onishi, Captain Kawasaki, it seems that you have come to your senses." Kawaguchi Nakasa quietly wiped the sweat from his palms, and the moment the army soldiers rushed over just now, he almost ordered his subordinates to open fire.
"Please tell me who you are, Nakasa-sama." Kawasaki still asked, neither humble nor arrogant.
"It doesn't matter if you tell you, we are the raiding party of the 1st Fleet of the Navy, and at the request of the German envoy, we have come to quell this incident." Nakasa Kawaguchi replied loudly.
"Raiders? Whether we are rebellious or not is not for your navy to decide. Behind Kawasaki sounded the calm voice of Honda Shaoza.
"We belong to the Army, even if there is a mistake, it should be handled by the Thirteenth Army Command, and it is not your Navy's turn to intervene in this matter." Honda is only one step shorter than the other party, and his confidence is much more than Kawasaki's, and he has led troops down all the year round, although he has not participated in many major battles, but the momentum of the combat commander has still grown some.
"Anolie! (You kid!) Kawaguchi's eyes widened, and he grabbed the scabbard of the dagger.
"Sack! "Vice Admiral Tanimoto led his naval officers and walked in front of Honda with the neatly lined sailors.
"Anadano Nama Awa? (What's your name?) Tanimoto asked.
"Captain of the 2nd Brigade of the 109th Wing, Kenjiro Honda, Army Major. Excellency! "Honda didn't expect that the Navy would lead the team with a vice admiral.
"Honda Shaozo, I don't want to say anything more, immediately let your men lay down their arms, here is now taken over by the Navy." Lieutenant General Tanimoto ordered with a calm face.
"I'm sorry, Your Excellency, but I forgive you for not being able to obey your life. My generation was a soldier of the Imperial Japanese Army, and he only obeyed the orders of the army commander. Unless the division or wing commander gives the order, no one wants my men to lay down their arms. Honda replied loudly with his head held high.
Honda Shaozo must persevere to the end at this time, the matter has become too big, the army has made a lot of scandals, if it is finally disarmed by the navy, the face of the army will be wiped out in this incident, and the second brigade that caused this incident is equivalent to cutting itself off from the Japanese army.
Honda believed that the troops of the 13th Army were approaching, and as long as they held out until friendly forces arrived, the Navy would have no reason to intervene in the matter.
"Red deer! Do you know what you're talking about? For the crimes you have committed, I can arrest you immediately. Someone, arrest him and the captain. Akiyama, you lead the team, surround these rebels! Anyone who dares to resist by force will be summarily executed! Tanimoto ordered in a loud voice.
The vice admiral also considered that the army must have reacted at this moment, so he had to deal with this matter quickly.
Tanimoto had already seriously considered that this dispatch was not only to slap the army in the face, but more importantly, it could show the courage and ability of the navy in front of the cabinet and the emperor, and the navy could also take advantage of this incident to once again suppress the army, which was trying to rebound.
"Your Excellency! You have no right to arrest me! Honda didn't expect the dignified vice admiral to be so shameless that he tore his face on the spot, and before he could react, he had been firmly grasped by the arms of the two sailors who rushed forward.
Because Honda had unloaded the command on his own before, he did not carry a pistol or a saber, and the arms of the two sailors were quite powerful, and Honda Shaozo was surprised to find that he had no room for resistance.
"Knock and snatch... Kaga! Feed! What a sake! (Wait a minute, Your Excellency, hey!) You! Kawasaki tried to stop him, but found several sailors approaching him with rifles.
Kawasaki is not unarmed like Honda, and when he sees that the situation is not good, his palm rests on the hilt of the saber.
"No road race! Mengda is useless! (It's noisy, don't talk nonsense!) Before Kawasaki could pull out his saber, a naval captain grabbed the captain's wrist, and several sailors swarmed up, crushing the Army staff officer to the gravel pavement.
And the several soldiers who followed Kawasaki's side, because it was a vice admiral who gave the order, and his two commanders were captured one after another, thinking that they were really sent by their superiors to crusade against them, so they did not dare to resist, and directly threw away their rifles and surrendered.
"Kaga! (Your Excellency!) Honda tried to argue with Tanimoto, but before he could say the next word, his mouth was gagged by a glove.
"I'm here, Your Excellency!" Akiyama Osa gave a military salute to Tanimoto.
"Hmm." The vice admiral solemnly raised his hand and returned the salute.
"Crusade against rebellion! Team Izumo! The captain of the Izumo drew his saber and pointed at the army troops gathered in the street.
"Meyer! (Onward!)" The officers at all levels who led the team also drew their sabers and led the troops to move forward.
"It's the Navy! The navy has come to attack us. ”
"The captain was caught by them!"
"And Chief Officer Kawasaki has also been arrested!" The third squad witnessed the sight of the captain being easily subdued, and the soldiers shouted loudly at a loss in the face of the rushing navy.
"Squadron Leader, what are we going to do?" The squadron attached anxiously asked his commander.
"Don't panic, all of you stand back, no one is allowed to shoot without my orders!" The squadron leader of the second squadron shouted at the order, and at the same time reached out and drew the ninety-eight saber.
Of course, the soldiers of the army will not be restrained, although they have come to their senses, but it is not the turn of the navy to do it anyway.
The remnants of the 2nd Brigade and the Engineer Squadron, led by officers, formed a formation and confronted the naval sailors against a low wall on the side of the sidewalk on the banks of the Huangpu River.
The navy did not have an advantage in numbers, but it managed to build a half-moon-shaped line of defense and encircle the army.
"What you have done has been reported to Tokyo, and it is not too late to repent now. Don't let your parents and sisters at home be disgraced, and if you don't lay down your arms immediately, do you really want to be a rebel against the royal kingdom?
This is your only chance, so why don't you give up your guns and bind them up, so that you can redeem some of the crimes you have committed. His Excellency Lieutenant General Tanimoto promised to intercede on your behalf, and he understands your situation very well, and you have only been deceived by some officers, and you have not deliberately disobeyed the orders of your superiors.
Now I will give you a minute to think clearly, especially the officers, you must think about your own future and the lives of your subordinates, and do not make mistakes for yourself. Chief of Staff Ichinose held an iron horn and gave a psychological shout to the Army.
"No road race! If you have the guts, kill it, you octopus! A voice from the Army replied, causing a burst of laughter.
"Who's talking! Stand out! "Of course, the officers and men of the Navy cannot sit idly by and watch their chief of staff being insulted, and besides, octopus is a term often used by the Army to mock the Navy, and it can refer to all the officers and men of the Navy present.
"Fool cowering behind someone else's back!"
"Come here, octopus!"
"What are you talking about, you bunch of horse manure!"
"Cuso! Incompetent naval waste! ”
"Red deer! A herd of big red deer! ”
"Kill you! Octopus! Dip in mustard and eat you! ”
"What's the big deal, you rebel fool!"
A war of scolding between the army and navy began, and everyone seemed to have forgotten that there was still a minute to think about it.
Don't look at the tension on both sides, but without the officer's order, no one dares to really fire the first shot.
Gu Ben was a little difficult to ride a tiger at this time, although he showed a very tough attitude, this was for the soldiers below, he knew very well in his heart that once an armed conflict broke out, even if he won these armies, his fleet sailors would definitely suffer heavy losses.
This also meant that the First Fleet would lose half of its combat effectiveness, and as the commander he would have to take all the responsibility. It's really cool to come to grab the merit show and slap the army in the face by the way, but the premise is not to trap the navy itself.
At this time, Tanimoto could only hope that the marines could arrive early, and then completely suppress this group of rebels with the advantage of troops, and even if the army arrived at this time, the general trend would have been formed.
On the other hand, if the army troops arrived early, Tanimoto's plan would only fall short, and although he could get some benefits afterwards, it would be far from the expected result.
And just as the two groups of Japanese soldiers were engaged in a unique scolding battle on the bank of the river, the first support army was rapidly approaching the scene.
A group of blue-gray painted Renault four-wheeled armored vehicles were speeding along Nanjing Road toward the Bund, their bodies crawling with French soldiers wearing white caps, and the tricolor flag on the top of the machine gun tower fluttering in the wind.
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