Kazuki Kiyoji led Hashimoto Group, Suzuki Shigeyasu and others to the outside of Duliu Town in the early morning of August 3, and soldiers could be seen cleaning up the battlefield under the leadership of their respective commanders along the way. www.biquge.info The body of the Chinese army was buried on the spot, and those who died in battle were placed together to wait for cremation. Seiji Kazuki sat in the car, tears rolling back and forth in his eyes, and his white-gloved hands clenched hard, holding back to prevent them from falling!

Shigeyasu Suzuki, who was in the same car, sat beside him, looking out of the car from time to time, and his heart was full of disdain for Kiyoji Kazuki: all that walked down from the position of director of education was waste! Not only did I waste myself, but I also killed so many soldiers in a row, if it were me, I would have committed suicide by caesarean section!

Kiyoji Kazuki had already gotten a preliminary picture of the battlefield, and the number of soldiers killed almost drove him crazy! From 5 o'clock yesterday morning to 9:40 p.m. (the 12-hour system is in practice in Japan), the battle was fought nine times, and the Imperial Kingdom paid more than 8,000 loyal and unequaled lives! Just thinking about this horrific number makes him feel a pain in one of his ribs!

These 8,000 are the entire 1st Wing of the garrison army, a brigade and two squadrons of the 2nd Wing, as well as a tank brigade, a cavalry squadron, an artillery wing, and the 77th Wing of the 39th Brigade of the 20th Division, not including the troops that were wiped out in Langfang, Tuanhe, Dahongmen and other places. If you count them all, the total number of dead will be more than 10,000 people!

It's just that thinking of the situation he will face after suffering such a big fiasco, Kazuki Kiyoji's heart trembles, but at the moment, he can't care about this, if he can achieve several times the killing effect of himself, or will he not find a domestic punishment? "Digger?"

"Hey!" The staff officer who was sitting in the co-pilot's seat hurriedly turned around. He, one surnamed Hashimoto and one surnamed Suganami, were all combat staff officers who came to Tianjin from Japan with Seiji Kazuki, and all of them had the rank of Nakasa.

"The enemy's casualties, is it already clear?"

"Yes, preliminary figures have been obtained, and the number of casualties of the Chinese army far exceeds that of our army, with a total of about 18,000."

Kiyoji Kazuki's eyebrows jumped a few times, he couldn't believe his ears! How little is it? The one-day battle wiped out nearly 20,000 troops of the Chinese army, which sounds like a very proud number, but considering that the imperial army also had more than 10,000 soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country, the proportion of attrition of troops on both sides is so low that people really can't get any excitement! If this ratio is maintained in future battles, the imperial state will have to be dragged down by China - how many people are there in China? How many people are there in Japan?

"Is the fighting power of the people of China so strong now?" He asked, "Every battle, there will be a 1:1 ratio?" ”

Di Mao bowed his head slightly in his seat, and said guiltily: "Yes, because our staff plan was made wrong, causing countless imperial warriors to sacrifice their lives for the country, I am willing to take all the responsibility, please forgive me!" ”

"No, now is not the time to hold accountable. From the point of view of your staff officer, what is the reason why the people of China were able to achieve a casualty ratio close to 1:1 this time? ”

"This, Your Excellency, the appearance of such a proportional figure can only be regarded as the abandonment of the traditional habit of hard fighting by the people of China......

Suzuki Shigeyasu listened with his arms folded all the time, and suddenly his jaw raised, "Hey! Don't talk nonsense, isn't it true that in your cognition, the battle between the people of China and the imperial army on the front line of Jinghai and the river is not a hard-fought battle? ”

"Yes!" Digging Mao Zhongzuo said respectfully: "The contemptible people once asked in detail about the commander of the Xuandao Wing Commander who commanded and participated in the battle of Jinghai, and heard him say that the people of China are very cunning, and always use the tactics of adding oil, so that the imperial army has paralyzed thoughts, and only after most of them have crossed the river bank, they will blow up the stone bridge, and at the same time attack with artillery, and the soldiers will be greatly affected psychologically...... Yesterday's defeat. ”

Suzuki Shigeyasu snorted heavily, and scolded in his heart: Waste! The garrison is all rubbish! Lost the face of the imperial kingdom in vain!

The car drove for a while and stopped near Zhangwo, and Kiyoji Kazuki, Hashimoto Group, and Suzuki Shigeyasu got out of the car one after another, and first walked around the Engineer Wing Station where Lieutenant Tsujiya and others were killed; The military station was burned down, and more than 100 charcoal-like corpses were neatly stacked aside, covered with linen and white cloth, and Kiyoshi Kazuki picked it up to take a look, then stood up, folded his hands, and expressed his last respect to the dead comrades.

"Your Excellency, according to the speculation of the General Staff, the Zhangwo Military Station was the first skirmish fought against our army after the Chinese army fled from Beiping. Judging from the combat situation of the Chinese army on 2 August, the arson and burning of the crops around the military station was an attempt to hide the traces of the main force of the Chinese army. Homo Hashimoto said businessmanly.

Kazuki Kiyoji turned a deaf ear, "Let's go, let's cross the bridge and take a look in front of the position." ”

So through the pontoon bridge, set foot on the land of Liangwangzhuang, which was crisscrossed by trenches and scattered Japanese corpses everywhere, Kazuki Kiyoji suddenly hated the country's policy of 'the remains of the dead soldiers must be safely transported back to the homeland': all of them were the corpses of their own fighters, and the Chinese army could not see any of them! It seems that none of the Chinese died, and the dead were all Japanese!

"Have you captured any prisoners of war from the Chinese army?"

"Nope." Tomoto Hashimoto said, "All of them were corpses, not even a single seriously wounded. ”

Kazuki Kiyoji frowned, not only him, but Suzuki Shigeyasu was also a little puzzled: Shouldn't it be such a result? Don't even have a live mouth? Are they too brave in battle, or would they rather die than be prisoners of the imperial kingdom? Does this seem to be inconsistent with the habits of the Chinese as we know?

It's too late to ask questions now, only later. In the direction of Liangwangzhuang, more than a dozen people came, led by an old man dressed as Chinese, with a long robe and horse coat; There were also a few Chinese behind him, escorted by several soldiers, pushing and shoving. A few steps in front of the chiefs, a soldier Cao Pa stood upright: "Your Excellency Commander, this is the mayor of Liangwangzhuang, surnamed Shi." The people of China fought in Liangwangzhuang, and he was of great help! It was in the cellar of his house that dug him out. The other few people were all natives who had helped the people of China and resisted the imperial state. ”

Xiangyue Qingji looked at the old man, and Mayor Shi also glanced at the other party quickly, this Japanese officer is about 50 years old, he looks very kind, with a fair face, handsome facial features, and his movements are also very gentle, more like a literati than like a soldier. The upper body is a suit-style military uniform, breeches are down, high-waisted leather boots are kicked, and only the more than one-meter-long knife carried on his waist reminds others of his identity.

Kazuki Kiyoji called a translator and said: "You tell him, don't be afraid, the imperial kingdom and the 29th Army are at war, and the target is only the 29th Army, and they will never easily harm the people of North China, especially those good people who are willing to cooperate with the imperial state, not only will they not be harmed, but they will also receive great preferential treatment from the imperial state." ”

The translator said it all at all, but Old Man Shi didn't pay attention to it at all, and lowered his head as if he hadn't heard it.

Kazuki Qingji was secretly annoyed, but he still pretended to be polite and polite, and said: "Old man, I know that as the mayor of the town, sometimes it is necessary to make some unavoidable choices. But as long as you are willing to explain the situation of the 29th Army from its arrival here to its departure from here, I can assure you that not only will you be safe and sound, but even the people of this Liangwangzhuang will be exempted from the crime of collaborating with the enemy. Otherwise, the people of Liangwangzhuang will be burdened by you and suffer some unnecessary suffering. ”

Old man Shi smiled, "I am not a talented person, and I have read the book of sages for a few years, and I don't dare to say that Gao Tai is edified, but I know the truth of being a man." It's okay to do the next thing, the word traitor, but I don't dare to bear it! ”

Xiangyue Qingji clenched his teeth, he traveled all the way, infinite anger was accumulated in his heart, the 'follow the good temptation' just now, he had simply exhausted the only restraint, and when he heard the words, he roared, pulled out the knife, and slashed through the air like lightning, Old Man Shi screamed, and a two-inch-deep blood mark was cut out on his shoulder! The old man sat on the ground with his butt on his buttocks, his hands covering his wounds, and he trembled in pain!

Kazuki Kiyoji took a step back, swung his sword twice, and was about to end up with the other party, not wanting Liangwangzhuang to suddenly run over a person, and shouted without a mouth: "Your Excellency, Your Excellency the Brigade Commander, Your Excellency the Commander?" ”

Everyone was shocked and knew that something had happened. Kazuki Kiyoji didn't care about killing, so he took a few steps forward with a bloody knife and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?" Is something wrong? ”

"Yes! Wing Captain Maikura Daisaku ordered me to report the unknown accident ahead! ”

"No...... Bright? Accident? ”

"Hey!" The herald ran in a hot sweat, "there are the remains of more than thirty imperial soldiers......"

"What happened to the remains?"

Kazuki Kiyoji didn't bother to ask, and led the troops to march quickly in the direction of Duliu Town, and when they arrived here, it was already close to noon. Shunzaburo McUra was in a meeting with Maeda, Ishikawa, Barnacle, Hamada and other subordinates, and judging by their expressions, it seemed that they had already come to some conclusion, but they didn't dare to act rashly.

Seeing the commander coming, Mai Cang and the others hurriedly greeted him: "Your Excellency Commander, Brigade Commander!" ”

Suzuki Shigeyasu nodded, saying hello to him, but did not speak.

The 11th Wing, where Maikura is located, is a direct subordinate of Suzuki Shigeyasu, and the two are very familiar with each other, but the relationship is very average; Suzuki prefers Akira Nara, the commander of the 12th Wing of the brigade - for no other reason, Akira Nara has a violent and cruel temperament, which suits his temperament the most! In the battle of Tongzhou, this mad dog completely showed the inhuman side of his character (see later for details); On the contrary, it is a wheat barn, which is a little too weak.

Kiyoji Kazuki asked about the situation and immediately said, "Take me to see it!?" ”

Everyone took him to the entrance of Duliu Town, where the corpse was also covered with a linen white cloth, and Mai Cang lifted up the white cloth: "Your Excellency Commander, look? ”

Kazuki Kiyoji didn't notice anything unusual at first, but after a closer look, he found that something was wrong, a fair-skinned face and angry Tie Qing! The leather boots stepped heavily in the muddy water, splashing a large splash!

It turned out that the individual equipment that was originally on the more than 30 corpses was all gone! From non-commissioned officers' visors, Type 95 military boots; To ordinary soldiers' ninja boots (two-toed type), to pure cowhide texture Type 99 backpacks, Type 94 water bottles, lunch boxes, sapper shovels, and standard rainproof cloths, all gone! And that's just on the surface, it's clear at a glance. According to Mai Cang, the remains seemed to have been searched, and all the things they were carrying were turned out, some photos, family letters, and books were thrown everywhere, and personal items such as compasses, razors, nail clippers, and Japanese currency were also taken away.

Kazuki Kiyoji really didn't expect that the Chinese would be so shameless? Are you poor and crazy? Even such a thing is done? They are both soldiers, and it is natural to fight to the death on the battlefield, but such behavior is ,...... What a mess!

"Your Excellency, Commander, in the analysis of inferior people, it may not be the Chinese soldiers."

Kazuki Kiyoji was stunned: "What? ”

"When the Chinese army fled, they were in a hurry, and they had no time to do such a thing for fear of being unhappy. Moreover, it only happened to Duliu Town, and it only happened to more than thirty warriors, which is strange! ”

Kiyoji Kazuki calmed down for a moment, "You mean, this is a ...... that has flowed so far"

Mai Cang sneered in his heart, what kind of commander, all the words have been said to this point, but he still can't react? "Your Excellency, it seems to me that it was done by a local."

"But what's the use of stealing such military supplies?"

"That's something I can't speculate on. Or find out these people, and then ask, and you will find out. ”

Kazuki Kiyoji nodded vigorously: "Check, check from beginning to end!" If we don't find out these guys who killed the remains of the warriors, we won't stop moving! ”