Chapter 18: A Ghost

"Bastards, rubbish, stupid pigs, you're stupider than China pigs, you're real pigs. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info one night and one morning, but I didn't find the enemy who attacked the Imperial Army, and the face of the Imperial Army of the Great Japanese Empire was all lost! Major General Sasaki, deputy commander of the Nanjing garrison and commander of the 30th Brigade, was furious in his office, loudly reprimanding the 33rd Infantry Wing Commander Noda Kengo Osa, the 38th Wing Commander Sukegawa Shizuji Osa, and the Special High Division Chief Major General Harada. All three looked frightened and bowed their heads to confess their sins.

"The division commander has arrived!" The guards at the door shouted.

The commander of the 16th Infantry Division of the Japanese Army, Nakajima Imasa, and the commander of the Nanjing garrison walked in angrily, followed by the chief of staff, Mitsuo Nakazawa. Sasaki and the others immediately stood on their feet and bowed. Nakajima looked at Sasaki and said, "Sasaki-kun, have you caught the enemy attacking the Imperial Army?" ”

"Report to the commander of the division, the enemy is being captured." Sasaki replied nervously.

"Bastards, rubbish, stupid pigs, you're stupider than China pigs, you're real pigs. One night and one morning, you have not found the enemy who attacked the Imperial Army, and the face of the Imperial Army of the Great Japanese Empire has been lost! Nakajima shook his fists and snarled.

Sasaki and the others were stunned for a moment, how could Nakajima's words be the same as Sasaki's words just now.

"How many people did the Imperial Army lose?" Nakajima asked.

Sasaki hesitated for a moment, and replied stubbornly: "Report to the commander of the division, last night killed 807 people and 600 wounded. ”

"Huh? Why are there more dead than wounded? Nakajima asked.

"Because when the enemy starts attacking, kill all of them. In addition, ...... other "Sasaki is so divided that he doesn't dare to continue."

"Bastard, tell me, what else? There will be no more deaths. Nakajima angrily reprimanded.

"Yes, dead again. More than 300 wounded soldiers were killed. After Sasaki finished speaking, he hung his head and didn't dare to look at Nakajima.

Nakajima's eyes rolled around several times, revealing shock and confusion, and then asked, "Really?" ”

Sasaki's head hung even lower, eager to burrow into the crotch of his pants, and cold sweat flowed from his forehead.

"Nakajima-kun, and, and ......" Sasaki couldn't go on, and glanced at Kengo Noda, the commander of the 33rd Wing, who turned his head to look at the 38th Wing Captain Sukegawa Shizuji, who turned his head to look at Major General Harada, the head of the secret service.

Nakajima was about to go crazy, knowing that there was worse news, he looked at a few people one by one, and finally stopped his gaze on Harada and asked, "And, what?" ”

Harada leaned over to Nakajima's ear and whispered, "More than 300 wounded soldiers and more than 100 soldiers have been beheaded. ”

"What?" Nakajima opened his mouth wide and rolled his eyes. The superstition of Japanese soldiers that the soul could not return to its homeland after cutting off the head, which would seriously hurt morale.

Nakajima put his hands behind his back, paced back and forth anxiously, and finally stopped, and said solemnly: "Gentlemen, the imperial army plans to seize Xuzhou, and our 16th Division, as a reserve on the southern front, will soon be on the front line. However, last night's incident seriously depleted our troops and morale. Therefore, the commander of the division ordered that this secret be strictly observed, that the number of deaths killed yesterday be suppressed to 20, that it was strictly forbidden to divulge the beheading of 400 soldiers, that it should not spread within the army, and that it should not be reported to the commander. ”

Everyone solemnly agreed.

At this time, a guard reported: "Report to the division commander, the commander's envoy came from Shanghai to inquire about the gunfire last night." ”

Nakajima frowned, and then said, "Gentlemen, we have to be happy and stop being depressed. Please smile. ”

These people have just experienced scuffles and scolding, and their hearts are anxious, where can they laugh.

"Have you forgotten to laugh? I'll demonstrate, hahaha, hehehe. Nakajima laughed. When Sasaki saw it, Nakajima's smile was more ugly than crying, and he couldn't help laughing, and the others followed suit.

"Gentlemen, what's the good thing about smiling so happily?" A majestic voice came, and then walked into the room with a young officer wearing glasses and carrying a sword.

Sasaki and the others looked at each other, their smiles stiffening on their faces.

"Ikkyu-kun, we are talking about last night's victory, which wiped out two battalions of the Shina army. How are you doing in Shanghai? Nakajima squeezed a smile on his face and said to the officer who entered the door.

Hearing Nakajima's words, Sasaki cast an admiring look at Nakajima, or the boss was flexible.

Ikyu Shaozuo's face was serious, and he said: "The commander's affairs are not concerned about Nakajima-kun. In the morning, Commander Matsui learned that there was a night of melee in Nanjing City last night, and even tanks were dispatched, he was very strange, it had been more than 20 days since the imperial army entered Nanjing City, how could there be such a huge battle? Therefore, I was ordered to investigate. As soon as I arrived in Nanjing, I found that the soldiers were a little panicked and depressed, what happened? ”

"Well, this ......" Nakajima paused and said, "Ichikyu-kun." There was indeed a big battle last night. The sudden attack of the two battalions of the Chinese army on the Rujiang Gate and the Zhongshan Gate caused a bit of confusion due to the laxity of the imperial army, but before dawn, all the enemy forces had been wiped out. ”

"Oh?" "We have killed tens of thousands of prisoners, how can there still be an organized enemy army?" ”

"Hmm, hmm......" Nakajima got up, turned his head to look at Sasaki, and asked, "Sasaki-kun, where did the Shina Army come from?" ”

"Report to the envoy of Yixiu, after finding out, two battalions of the Chinese army are hidden in the underground fortifications of the Purple Mountain. It's all to blame for our negligent search in the early stage and didn't find them. Sasaki replied. He began to think of words when Nakajima began to say two battalions of enemy troops. Nakajima cast Sasaki with an appreciative look.

"That's right. That's normal. The Chinese army has always been very cunning. Ikyu said.

Nakajima breathed a sigh of relief and said to Sasaki with a smile: "Where did we talk about just now, we were talking about chasing and killing the Chinese army last night, hahaha, they were beaten to the bottom of the blood, ah, this is the happiest moment since I captured Nanjing." ”

Sasaki and the others forced a smile and echoed:

"Yes, I was the happiest last night, I didn't fight for more than ten days, and my hands were itchy, hahaha."

"I believe that from now on, there will be no more fighting in Nanjing. Even if there is a hidden Chinese army, it will be frightened by the heroic and invincible imperial army last night, hahaha. ”

Ichiyu looked at these people and smiled unnaturally, but he still believed it, he would never believe that there was still a Chinese army counterattacking in Nanjing at this time.

"The commander also asked me to ask you once again to reduce the massacre and robbery of Nanjing, because international public opinion has attacked us, the reputation of the imperial army has been tarnished, and most importantly, the massacre of the prisoners and civilians of China will provoke their resistance, the people of China are always docile, but there is also a bottom line, do not touch the bottom line." Ikyu said.

Nakajima smiled and nodded, and said, "Please tell the commander to rest assured, we will do so." Ichikyu-kun, I invited the Murakami monk and the mountain swordsman of Tenryu Temple, who are superb in martial arts, please visit, and by the way, I have a treat for dinner. Your Excellency and the Chief of Staff are invited to go first, and I would like to reward the soldiers who made a meritorious service last night. ”

Ikyu nodded. Nakajima glanced at Chief of Staff of Mitsuo Nakazawa, who knew that this meant to entertain well, so he left with Ikyu courteously.

Nakajima let out a tired sigh and walked over to his desk and sat down, pulling out a handkerchief to wipe his sweat.

At this time, the guards came in and reported: "Rabe, the head of the reporting division and chairman of the International Committee of the Nanjing Security Zone, has broken in and wants to see you." ”

Nakajima hesitated.

Sasaki waved his hand and said, "Knock Rabe out." ”

"Slow. Invite him in. Nakajima said and waved his hand to stop him, then turned around and ordered: "Everyone, meet our allies, and raise your spirits!" ”

Sasaki and the others agreed, straightening their chests.

"I protest, I protest!" A loud Japanese voice sounded, and a blond, blue-eyed foreigner strode into the office waving a small flag of the German Nazi Party and a Chinese. It was Rabe and the translator who came.

On November 22, 1937, on the eve of the Japanese army breaking through the defense line of Nanjing, the foreigners stationed in Nanjing decided to establish a "Nanjing Security Zone" modeled on the model of Father de Besange in establishing the Nanshi Security Zone in Shanghai, in order to provide shelter for the Chinese refugees who had not had time to retreat. They set up a private organization called the "International Committee for the Nanjing Safety Zone" and elected John Rabe, the representative of Siemens & Co. in Nanjing, as its chairman. The Nanjing Security Zone has taken in 200,000 or 300,000 refugees.

Nakajima and Sasaki had a headache when they saw the Nazi flag, and their attitude became respectful. Rabe said to Nakajima.

The interpreter said in Japanese: "Your Excellency, the International Committee of the Nanjing Security Zone seriously protests against the Japanese army's arrest and robbery in the security zone today. The Chinese in the security zone are civilians, even if there are soldiers, but they have laid down their arms, and they are no different from civilians. I ask the Japanese army to abide by international treaties, stop slaughtering and looting civilians for the sake of the face of all human beings, and release those who have been captured. Your Excellency Commander, please strictly restrain your subordinates. ”

Nakajima smiled, "I'm sorry, Mr. Rabe, for causing you trouble." Then his face changed, and he said solemnly: "However, we are by no means arresting people indiscriminately. Just last night, I'm sure you heard it, a group of enemy troops brazenly attacked the Imperial Army. Where are they hiding? Our suspicions are hiding in the safe zone. I will restrain my subordinates, but I must not allow the presence of enemy troops. ”

The interpreter spoke to Rabe, who said, "All right. Let's go back to the embassies and inform the international community that the international public opinion will not allow a massacre against civilians! You are not worthy to be allies of Germany! Then he turned around and walked away, waving a small flag and shouting in Japanese: "I protest, I protest!" ”

The interpreter finished translating Rabe's words and hurried after Rabe to leave.

Nakajima was silent for a while and said, "We can deceive the enemy and deceive the superior, but we can't deceive ourselves. First of all, we have to find out, what is the identity of the enemy army last night? How many people are there? Where is it hidden? ”

Sasaki said: "Report to the division commander, according to our analysis, the enemy army will not be large, the number is about 30 to 50 people, they belong to the platoon-level combat units, all of them are brave and good at fighting, proficient in all kinds of weapons, and have strong physical fitness, so they should belong to Chiang Kai-shek's special operations forces." ”

"What, such a small number of people overturned Nanjing City, you are really a group of pigs, and you are the stupidest group of pigs in the pig herd!" Nakajima is angry, and if he doesn't scold Sasaki hard, he will be angry with himself.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, I think there is only one enemy soldier." Harada, the head of the special high school class, said.

"What?" Nakajima asked in surprise.

"Don't slander me against the Imperial Japanese Army!" Sasaki said angrily, according to Harada's statement, the dignified nearly 1,000 Japanese troops fought in one night and lost thousands of people, while the opponent was selfish and had not been caught and killed, which seemed that the imperial army was not a pig but a pig.

Harada replied calmly: "According to the investigation, last night's attack started from Rujiangmen, and one squad was lost. In the past two hours, the attack on Zhongshanmen began, and the team living in one house was extremely killed, most of them beheaded, more than a dozen had their limbs cut off and their tongues cut off, and only one person was left alive. I asked him about the number of people who attacked the enemy, and after asking him many times, I learned that it was one man, and it was a teenager. At first I didn't believe his words, thinking he was scared and confused. However, in the military hospital, a wounded soldier who went to the toilet at night escaped, and saw with his own eyes that a person committed a crime, but he believed that the person was a ghost, which was condensed by the unjust souls of hundreds of thousands of people killed in Nanjing, and the speed was very fast, and when he finally left, he easily jumped over the courtyard wall, and this ghost also ate more than 100 canned beef and more than 50 canned apples alone. I wanted to bring this wounded soldier here, but unfortunately he went crazy halfway through! ”

Nakajima, Sasaki and others listened to it, feeling a chill in their backs and their hearts pounding.

"Bastard, you disturb the morale of the army!" Nakajima roared angrily, his angry face was bruised, he picked up his palm to hit Harada, raised it to the air and stopped, pointed at it one by one and said: "No matter whether the enemy is a platoon or a person, whether it is a person or a ghost, you are limited to three days, immediately find out the enemy for me, otherwise, cut your stomach." ”